Frankfurt am Main is a city by the river Main in central Germany. It is noted for being a major transportation as well as financial hub of the country. It is also an important trade show destination, hosting major events such as the Frankfurt Auto Show and the Frankfurt Book Fair.
Frankfurt has a population of 670,000. It is the fifth largest city in Germany within the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main metropolitan region, which has a population of 5.3 million people. The city got its name because its early inhabitants were the Frank people, and also because the city was located on an ancient ford, or "Furt" in German, on the river Main. The city is usually called Frankfurt in English, although Germans usually refer to it in its full name, to distinguish it from Frankfurt am Oder, another smaller city by a similar name.
Frankfurt has the biggest airport in Germany. It is also the home to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Germany's largest, the European Central Bank, and the German Federal Bank. It is the birthplace of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and is noted for its many skyscrapers and museums. It ties with London in having 10 skyscrapers above 150 meters, and is only behind Paris with 14 for being among the cities in the European Union with the largest number of skyscrapers.
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Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is among the busiest airports in Europe, second only to London's Heathrow.
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