Sachsenhausen (Frankfurt am Main)

For other uses, see Sachsenhausen (disambiguation).

Sachsenhausen-Nord and Sachsenhausen-Süd are two quarters of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The division into a northern and a southern part is mostly for administrative purposes as Sachsenhausen is generally considered a single entity. Both city districts are part of the Ortsbezirk Süd.

Sachsenhausen-Nord Sachsenhausen-Süd
Quarter of Frankfurt am Main
Location of Sachsenhausen (red) and the Ortsbezirk Süd (light red) within Frankfurt am Main
Sachsenhausen-Nord Sachsenhausen-Süd Sachsenhausen-Nord Sachsenhausen-Süd
Coordinates: 50°06′23″N 08°41′15″E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Urban district
City	Frankfurt am Main
Area
• Total	39.14 km2 (15.11 sq mi)
Population  (2020-12-31)
• Total	61,987
• Density	1,600/km2 (4,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	60594, 60596, 60598, 60599
Dialling codes	069
Vehicle registration	F
Website	www.sachsenhausen.de/

As a whole, Sachsenhausen is the largest district by population and area in Frankfurt. It is located south of the Main river and borders the districts of Niederrad and Flughafen to the west and Oberrad to the east. Sachsenhausen-Süd consists mostly of the Frankfurt City Forest.

Sachsenhausen was founded as Frankfurt's bridgehead in the 12th century. The oldest documents point to the year 1193. Unlike Frankfurt's own historic city center (the Altstadt) which burned to the ground after British bombing in 1944, Sachsenhausen's old town is partly preserved. The Frankfurt youth hostel is located on its riverside. The population of Sachsenhausen is 55,422.

The River Main embankment is the location of the city's largest flea market and some of Germany's best-known museums; it is also called the Museum Embankment (or Museumsufer). This is where the annual Museum-Embankment-Festival / Night of the Museums (or Museumsuferfest / Nacht der Museen) is held. During the event all the museums are open throughout the night, there are discounted entrance fees, and there are many open-air events in the streets. Sachsenhausen is known for its vibrant nightlife with over two dozen bars, taverns and restaurants in the southern part's old town.

The main street of Sachsenhausen is the Schweizer Straße, a cosmopolitan boulevard with bars and two of Frankfurt's most traditional cider houses, Zum gemalten Haus and Wagner. Ciderhouses that produce their own "Apfelwein" (apple wine) can be identified by the presence of a wreath of evergreen branches hanging outside the location or a similar image included on their signpost. The Textorstraße and the old town or "Altstadt" have the best known ciderhouses in Frankfurt, but such pubs can be found all over southern Hesse. Orchards of the Sperling apple can be seen across the countryside and, reputedly, local law requires that Apfelwein be the cheapest alcoholic beverage on sale in any public house.

In addition, there is a new part of Sachsenhausen, built on the grounds of the old slaughterhouse area. The area is located on the south bank of the Main, directly opposite the seat of the European Central Bank on the other side of the river.

Landmarks of Sachsenhausen include the Henninger Turm and the Goetheturm.

Sachsenhausen is also the location of the Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology.

Gallery

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  Museumsufer (Museum riverside) part I, with Dreikönigskirche
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  Part II, with Untermainbrücke (bridge) and Schweizer Straße straight on
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  Part III, with Staedel, left from Holbeinsteg (Footbridge)
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  Railway station Frankfurt South
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  Textor Strasse crossing from Schweizer Strasse
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  Frankfurter Rundschau next railway station
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  Tram
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  Apfelweinviertel
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  Hooters restaurant in Alt-Sachsenhausen
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  Klappergasse in Äppelwoiviertel

Frankfurt's Vorstadt of Sachsenhausen at the beginning of the 17th century, water colour. Peter Becker, 1889.

External links

• Media related to Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen at Wikimedia Commons