Offenbach am Main

Offenbach is a city in the German state of Hesse. It is on the river Main near Frankfurt am Main. The city has about 120,000 people. The Deutscher Wetterdienst (German weather service) is in Offenbach.

Offenbach
City
Satellite view of Offenbach.
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Offenbach
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Coordinates: 50°6′0″N 8°48′0″E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Urban district
Government
• Mayor	Felix Schwenke (SPD)
Area
• Total	44.90 km2 (17.34 sq mi)
Elevation	98 m (322 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	131,845
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	63001 - 63075
Dialling codes	069
Vehicle registration	OF
Website	www.offenbach.de

Economy

Until the early 1970s the economy of Offenbach was mainly the machine-building and leather industries. The city is the home of the German Association for Electrical, Electronic and Information Technologies until today.

Twinned cities

Offenbach has the following twin cities:

Puteaux, France, (since 1955) Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, (since 1956) Mödling, Austria, (since 1956) Saint-Gilles-les-Bruxelles, Belgium, (since 1956) Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom (since 1956) Zemun, Serbia, (since 1956)

Velletri, Italy, (since 1957) Kawagoe, Japan, (since 1973) Rivas, Nicaragua, (since 1986) Oryol, Russia, (since 1988) Kőszeg, Hungary, (since 1995) Yangzhou, China, (since 1997)