Flörsheim

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Flörsheim.jpg
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 01
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 26
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
Landkreis = Main-Taunus-Kreis
Höhe = 90
Fläche = 22.95
Einwohner = 20015
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 65439
Vorwahl = 06145
Kfz = MTK
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 36 004
Adresse = Bahnhofstraße 12
65439 Flörsheim
Website = [http://www.floersheim.de www.floersheim.de]
Bürgermeister = Michael Antenbrink
Partei = SPD

Flörsheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the river Main, opposite Rüsselsheim, 12 km east of Mainz.

Geography

Neighbouring communities and counties

Flörsheim has the city Hofheim in the north, in the east the city of Hattersheim, in the south the cities Raunheim & Rüsselsheim and in the west the city of Hochheim.

Population

* Flörsheim "(11.950 Residents)"
* Weilbach "(3831 Residents)" (independent district)
* Wicker "(3472 Residents)" (independent district)
* Bad Weilbach
* Keramag/Falkenberg "(706 Residents)""As of 31. July 2005"

ister cities

* Pérols, France
* Pyskowice, Poland
* Güzelbahçe, Turkey

People from Flörsheim

*Georg Badeck, MdL a.D., CDU, † 2004
*Dr. Max Schohl († 1943, in Auschwitz), Jewish chemical factory owner and patron.
*Abdelaziz Ahanfouf (* 14. Januar 1978), German-Moroccan football player for Arminia Bielefeld, eight international matches for Morocco.

Honorary Citizen

*Jakob Altmaier, * 23. November 1889 in Flörsheim; † 8. Februar 1963 in Bonn, German politician. (SPD), MdB

History

Events

In the fall the Flörsheimer Kerb is celebrated along the Main river. It was created in relation to the Kirchweihfest in the St. Gallus Church in Flörsheim. It is a small fair with a few rides and booths to eat.

Furthermore there is a weekend long open air concert once a year called Flörsheim Open Air. It is a little festival underneath the Main river's bridge that leads to Rüsselsheim. In the year 2007 it will be the 32nd festival.

There is also Flörsheims Carnival parade that goes through Flörsheim on Carnival Sunday. It attracts many thousands of spectators. In 2007 it attracted over 80,000 peopleFact|date=March 2007.

Culture and Sport clubs

* Ball-Sport-Club 1985 Flörsheim e.V.
* ESV Blaugold Flörsheim e.V.; seit 1953, Sportarten Kegeln und Darts
* FC Germania 1908 Weilbach e.V.
* Flörsheimer Carneval Verein 1928 e.V.
* Flörsheimer Narren Club 1962
* Flörsheimer Ruderverein 08 e.V.
* Flörsheimer Sammlerverein Untermain e.V.; Briefmarken, Briefe, Postkarten, Münzen, Euromünzen
* Kerbeborsch 6091 Weilbach e.V.
* Reitsportverein Flörsheim 1927 e.V.
* Schützengesellschaft 1906 e.V. Flörsheim am Main
* SV 09 Flörsheim
* SV Edelweiß 1899 e.V. (Schützenverein)
* TV Wicker e.V.