Frankfurt Rhine-Main
The Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, often simply referred to as Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main area or Rhine-Main area (German: Rhein-Main-Gebiet or Frankfurt/Rhein-Main, abbreviated FRM), is the second-largest metropolitan region in Germany after Rhine-Ruhr, with a total population exceeding 5.8 million. The metropolitan region is located in the central-western part of Germany, and stretches over parts of three German states: Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Bavaria. The largest cities in the region are Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Darmstadt, Offenbach, Worms, Hanau, and Aschaffenburg.
Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region
Rhein-Main-Gebiet | |
|---|---|
Downtown Frankfurt | |
Location of Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region in Germany | |
| Country | Germany |
| States | Hesse Rhineland-Palatinate Bavaria |
| Largest cities | Frankfurt am Main Wiesbaden Mainz Darmstadt |
| Government | |
| • Type | Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Conurbation Planning Association |
| • Verbandsdirektor | Thomas Horn (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 14,800 km2 (5,700 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Metro | 5,808,518 |
| • Metro density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Metro | €273.357 billion (2020) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| Website | Planungsverband.de |
The polycentric region is named after its core city, Frankfurt, and the two rivers Rhine and Main. The Frankfurt Rhine-Main area is officially designated as a European Metropolitan region by the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs and covers an area of roughly 13,000 square kilometers (5,000 sq mi).