Hattersheim am Main

Hattersheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse (Germany) and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area.GeographyNeighbouring townsHattersheim borders the city of Frankfurt in the northeast, in the southeast with Kelsterbach, in the southwest with Raunheim (both are in the district of Groß-Gerau). The western neighboring towns are Flörsheim, Hofheim and Kriftel.StructureHattersheim consists of three districts: Eddersheim, Hattersheim und Okriftel.Population1998 - 24.687 1999 - 24.7562000 - 24.7522001 - 24.8582002 - 25.0932003 - 25.0592004 - 25.161HistoryIn 1972 the villages of Okriftel und Eddersheim, both situated next to the river Main, were incorporated into Hattersheim. Since then the town has been called Hattersheim am Main.[[Eddersheim]]4944 people lived here in 2004. There is a lock on the river Main near the village's center. The engineer and inventor Anton Flettner was born in Eddersheim.Okriftel7561 people lived here in 2007. You can cross the river Main by ferry. The town on the other side of the river is Kelsterbach. The ferry boat operates in summer time on Sundays.