Offenbach (district)

Offenbach
—  District  —
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Adm. region	Darmstadt
Capital	Dietzenbach
Area
- Total	356.29 km2 (137.6 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
- Total	338,061
- Density	948.8/km2 (2,457.5/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	OF
Website	http://www.kreis-offenbach.de

Offenbach is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbourhood districts are Main-Kinzig, Aschaffenburg, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Groß-Gerau and the cities of Darmstadt, Frankfurt and Offenbach.

History

The district Offenbach was first formed in 1832 when the previous Landratsbezirke Langen (partially), Seligenstadt and Offenbach were merged. In 1852 the district area was enlarged in western direction, while some of the southern part was moved into the district Dieburg. 1938 the area of the Frankfurt airport was added to the district, and the city Offenbach left the district to become a district-free city. However the seat of administration stayed in Offenbach.

After two minor changes in 1942 and 1974, 1977 gave the district its current borders, and also the municipalities in the district were merged to 10 cities and 3 municipalities. In 2002 the capital of the district was moved from Offenbach to Dietzenbach.

Geography

A large part of this very urbanised district is wooded. Most towns are part of the Frankfurt urban area. The river Main is a part of the northern border of the district.

Coat of arms

The oak tree in the coat of arms symbolize the formerly big oak forests of Dreieich (three oaks). The escutcheon in the middle shows a combination of the coat of arms of the Counts of Isenburg in the left and the wheel of Mainz in the right, as the districts area belonged to these two counties in the past.

Towns and municipalities

Towns		Municipalities
Dietzenbach Dreieich Heusenstamm Langen Mühlheim am Main Neu-Isenburg	Obertshausen Rodgau Rödermark Seligenstadt	Egelsbach Hainburg Mainhausen

References

1. ^ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-hessen.de/static/publikationen/A/AI2_AII_AIII_AV_10-1hj_pdf.zip. 

External links

Media related to Landkreis Offenbach at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)

Coordinates: 50°01′06″N 8°47′08″E / 50.018236°N 8.785651°E / 50.018236; 8.785651