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ID: 7012634
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7012634
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Offenbach (inhabited place)  Offenbach (inhabited place)

Coordinates:
Lat: 50 06 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 50.1000  decimal degrees
Long: 008 46 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 8.7667  decimal degrees

Note: Located on left bank of canalized Main river, very near Frankfurt; was part of imperial forest of Dreieich; mint was established here in 1407; prospered with influx of craftsmen in 17th century. went to Hesse-Darmstadt in 1816; was severely damaged in WW II.

Names:
Offenbach (preferred,C,V)
Offenbach am Main (C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Europe (continent)  ....  Europe (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Germany (nation)  ........  Germany (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Hesse (state)  ............  Hesse (state) (P)
Hierarchy of Offenbach (inhabited place)  ................  Offenbach (inhabited place) (P)

Place Types:
inhabited place (preferred, C)  ............  first docmented in 977
city (C)
port (C)
manufacturing center (C)  ............  traditionally known for leather & tanning industry, also manufactures machinery, chemicals, textiles & electrical products
craftsman settlement (C)  ............  Huguenot craftsmen settled here in 1698

Sources and Contributors:
Offenbach..........  [BHA, VP Preferred]
....................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VIII, 882
....................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-)
....................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
....................  USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
....................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 881
Offenbach am Main..........  [VP]
................................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 682
Subject: .....  [BHA, VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 682
..................  Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) VIII, 882
..................  NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -1839089
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
..................  USBGN: Foreign Gazetteers
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 881
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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