Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main, commonly known as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany. Located on the River Main, it forms a continuous conurbation with neighbouring cities Offenbach am Main to its south and Wiesbaden to its west. Together they form an urban agglomeration called Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region which has a population of 5 million inhabitants.

The official name reflects its location at the heart of Europe; historically being one of two large financial centres (alongside London). It houses some major European institutions such as Deutsche Börse AG stock exchange and more recently ECB’s headquarters are located here too. The city is also home to many multinationals including Volkswagen Group, Siemens AG and Daimler AG amongst others – making it one of Europe’s strongest economic hubs for finance & technology start ups alike . Its skyline contains several skyscrapers like Commerzbank Tower or Messeturm among other iconic structures due largely to its history as a free imperial town within Holy Roman Empire during medieval times when this status allowed citizens greater freedom compared with their neighbours under feudal lordship thus creating favourable conditions for trade & commerce development over time.
Römerberg Square is often seen depicted as ‘Old Town’ area inside Frankfurt , even though most buildings there were destroyed by Allied bombings during World War II but rebuilt soon after in reconstructed traditional style from old photographs taken prior bombing raids giving that impression today . This square hosts annual Christmas market throughout December turning into big crowd attractor across Germany every year alongside numerous festivals around Easter period each springtime all held annually since 15th century . Finally cultural attractions include Goethe House where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born , Städel museum exhibiting works by Rembrandt van Rijn amongst thousands items cataloguing centuries worth art collections plus Jewish Museum dedicated exclusively towards frankfurts jewish heritage dating back mid 18th century onwards featuring original Torah scrolls donated originally by Rothschild family who had strong ties with local community until third reich era led persecution extinguished those bonds eventually leading them flee away abroad while taking few possessions along way fortunately however saving these valuable artifacts still admired today