Maintal


Maintal is the second largest town of the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Main, between Frankfurt am Main and Hanau.

Geography

Neighbouring places

The neighbouring countries of Maintal are Niederdorfelden and Schöneck in the north, the city of Hanau in the East, Mühlheim am Main and Offenbach am Main on the other bank of the river Main as well as Frankfurt am Main in the west.

Division of the town

Maintal consists of the four districts Dörnigheim, Bischofsheim, Hochstadt and Wachenbuchen.

History

The city was artificially created in 1974 in the course of the Hessian administration reform by merging the city of Dörnigheim with the nearby towns of Bischofsheim, Hochstadt and Wachenbuchen.

Economy

Maintal is connected with Hanau and Frankfurt by the so-called nordmainische Eisenbahn and has two stations
Two ferries cross the Main to the left, or south, bank. The Rumpenheim Ferry links Bischofsheim with Rumpenheim, whilst the Maintal-Dörnigheim Ferry links Dörnigheim with Mühlheim am Main.

International relations

Maintal is twinned with: