The City Frankfurt
Frankfurt is a metropolis and the largest city of the German state of Hessen. Its 755‘000 inhabitants make it the fifth-largest city in Germany.
The city is at the centre of the larger Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, which has a population of 5.5 million and is Germany’s second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr Region.
It is a global hub for commerce, culture, education, tourism and transportation. It is the site of many global and European corporate headquarters. Frankfurt Airport is among the world’s busiest. Frankfurt is the major financial centre of the European continent, with the headquarters of the European Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, or the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Several fintech startups, automotive, technology and research, services, consulting, media and creative industries complement the economic base.
Messe Frankfurt is one of the world’s largest trade fairs. Major fairs include the Frankfurt Motor Show, the world’s largest motor show, or the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world’s largest book fair.