Frankfurt

Frankfurt is a ceety in Germany, an the biggest ceety in the state o Hesse.

Frankfurt, thegither wi its suburbs, forms the Rhine-Main metropolitan area, wi a population jaloused tae be aboot 1.8 million (Frankfurt: 670.000 in 2008). Rhine-Main is ane o the lairgest metropolitan areas in Europe.

The stock exchynge is ane o the lairgest in Europe (Frankfurt stock exchynge). This, thegither wi its financial an business sectors, haes turned Frankfurt intae ane o the major transportation naves o the warld. Frankfurt is listit as the fowert major global ceety.

Internaitional relations

See an aw: Leet o twin touns an sister ceeties in Germany

Frankfurt twinned wi, or haes sister city relationships with:

Lyon, Fraunce (syne 1960) Birmingham, United Kingdom (syne 1966) Milan, Italy (syne 1971) Cairo, Egyp (syne 1979)

Tel Aviv, Israel (syne 1980) Guangzhou, Cheenae (syne 1988) Toronto, Canadae (syne 1989) Prague, Czech Republic (syne 1990)

Budapest, Hungary (syne 1990) Leipzig, Germany (syne 1991) Granada, Nicaragua (syne 1991) Chennai, Indie (syne 2005)

Pairtnerships

Deuil-la-Barre, Fraunce, pairtnered wi Nieder-Eschbach (Frankfurt am Main) (syne 1967; incorporatit in 1972) Kraków in Poland (syne 1991)

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