Friedberg, Hesse
Friedberg | |
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Location of Friedberg within Wetteraukreis district | |
Coordinates: 50°20′N 8°45′E / 50.333°N 8.750°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Darmstadt |
District | Wetteraukreis |
Subdivisions | 6 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2017–23) | Dirk Antkowiak[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 50.17 km2 (19.37 sq mi) |
Elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 30,818 |
• Density | 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 61169 |
Dialling codes | 06031 |
Vehicle registration | FB |
Website | www.friedberg-hessen.de |
Friedberg (German pronunciation:
Division of the town
The town consists of 7 districts:
- Bruchenbrücken
- Friedberg
- Dorheim
- Ockstadt
- Bauernheim
- Fauerbach
- Ossenheim
History
The old city was refounded by the Hohenstaufen dynasty of the Holy Roman Empire, conveniently located at important trading routes. The city initially rivaled Frankfurt am Main economically, with an important annual trading fair, and initial rapid expansion, though its economic fortunes soon dwindled.
City tranquility was hampered by continuous rivalry between the two entities that made up Friedberg: The city and the castle of Friedberg that were politically independent from each other and in permanent competition, often quite maliciously, resulting in bitter rivalry that culminated once in the ransacking and destruction of the castle by angry citizens. In central Italy and Lombardy similar struggles between count and commune fueled the politics of Guelf and Ghibelline parties.
The city became a
Friedberg sits atop a basalt plateau overlooking the
Friedberg's old town quarter once housed a prosperous
Friedberg was the home to the
Transport
Twin towns – sister cities
- Entroncamento, Portugal
- Magreglio, Italy
- Villiers-sur-Marne, France
Friedberg was previously twinned with Bishop's Stortford in the United Kingdom but in 2011, the English town council controversially ended its 45-year-old relationship with the city, as well as Villiers-sur-Marne in France.[5]
Notable people
- Erasmus Alberus (1500–1533), humanist, religious reformer and friend of Martin Luther
- Hayim ben Bezalel (died 1588), rabbi
- Leopold Cassella (1766–1847), entrepreneur
- Siegfried Schmid(1774–1859), writer
- Abraham Marcus Hirschsprung (1789–1871), founder of A.M. Hirschsprung & Sønner
- Oscar Hertwig (1849–1922), zoologist
- Richard Hertwig (1850-1937), zoologist
- Albert Windisch (1878–1967), painter, Academy Professor and typographer
- Sir Ernest Oppenheimer(1880–1957), diamond and gold mining entrepreneur, financier and philanthropist, controlled De Beers and founded the Anglo American Corporation of South Africa
- Albert Stohr (1890–1961), bishop of Mainz
- Ingrid Hornef (born 1940), painter, installation artist, sculptor
- Herfried Münkler (born 1951), political scientist
- Mathias Herrmann (born 1962), actor
- René Pollesch (1962-2024), theatre director and playwright
- Benjamin Herrmann (born 1971), film producer
- Ike Moriz (born 1972), singer, songwriter and actor
- Christof Leng(born 1975), politician
- Dexter Langen (born 1980), footballer
- Kamghe Gaba (born 1984), sprinter
- Till Helmke (born 1984), sprinter
- Kollegah (born 1984), rapper
References
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- OCLC 772967090.
- ^ "Partnerstädte". ecfb.de (in German). Europa-Club Friedberg. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ Article dated 2 December 2011 France 24: 'English town cuts links with French and German twins', accessed 8 December 2011
External links
- Official website (in German)