The Ultimate Offenbach, Hesse - American History Information Guide and Reference

Statistics
State:	Hesse
Regierungsbezirk:	Regierungabezirk Darmstadt
District:	Stadtkreis
Area:	44.9 km²
Population:	119,233 (12/31/2002)
Population density:	2,655/km²
Elevation:	97-166 m
Postal code:	63056-63075 (old: 6050)
Area/distance code:	069
Location:
Municipal code:
Car designation:	`OF`
Arrangement of the city:	9 Stadtteile
Address of the city administration:	100 Berliner Straße Offenbach am Main 63065
Website:	www.offenbach.de

Offenbach is a city in Hessen, Germany, located at the river Main. Geographical location 50°06′ N 8°41′ E; population 119.233 (2002).

The city is part of Frankfurt's urban area.

Offenbach was a center of the leather industry, which has however declined in the last decades. It is still the seat of the Deutsches Leder Museum (German Leather Museum), and also of the international leather fair. It is also the seat of the Deutscher Wetterdienst (German weather service).

Historic buildings are the Offenbach castle, and the Steinheim castle in neighboring Hanau, both near the Main river.

Incorporations

There are municipalities that were incorporated into Offenbach:

Year	Town	Area
1908	Bürgel	-
April 1, 1938	Bieber	-
April 4, 1942	Rumpenheim	-

Population history

Year	Population
1540	480
1680	around 600
1790	around 6,000
1834	9,433
1871	22,699
1890	35,064
1900	50,508
1910	75,583
June 16, 1925	79,362
June 16, 1933	81,329
May 17, 1939 ¹	87,052
September 13, 1950 ¹	89,019
August 18, 1954	100,000
June 6, 1961 ¹	116,200
May 27, 1970 ¹	117,306
June 30, 1975	116,400
June 30, 1980	111,200
June 20, 1985	107,200
May 27, 1987 ¹	111,386
June 30, 1997	116,600