Niederrad

Niederrad
Stadtteil of Frankfurt am Main

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Niederrad

Coordinates: 50°05′18″N 08°38′37″E / 50.08833°N 8.64361°E / 50.08833; 8.64361Coordinates: 50°05′18″N 08°38′37″E / 50.08833°N 8.64361°E / 50.08833; 8.64361
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Urban district
Town Frankfurt am Main
Area
 • Total 2.894 km2 (1.117 sq mi)
Population (2007-12-31)
 • Total 22,667
 • Density 7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 60528
Dialling codes 069
Vehicle registration F
Website www.niederrad.de

Niederrad is a city district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Süd and is subdivided into the Stadtbezirke Niederrad-Nord and Niederrad-Süd.

History

The district is mainly designated as residential area. It includes the settlement Bruchfeldstraße which was planned by the urban planners in the 1920s under the direction of Ernst May, the Adolf-Miersch settlement and the high-rise Mainfeld residential area.[1]

The purchasing power is 22,067 euros per capita (as of 2009).

Situation

Niederrad is the site of the western part of the University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt naming of some important institutions, but the racecourse Niederrad is located administratively in the district of Sachsenhausen and the Niederrad business district "Bürostadt" belongs almost exclusively to the District Schwanheim, more precisely, its settlement Goldstein. Also the sewage treatment plant is located at the Niederrad-Schwanheim district border.

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References

  1. ↑ http://frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=2835&_ffmpar[_id_inhalt]=12957


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