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    Sachsenhausen
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    Sachsenhausen

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    Sachsenhausen, located on the south side of the Main, was first documented in 1193 and now boasts over 60,000 residents.

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    Sachsenhausen, located on the south side of the Main, was first documented in 1193 and now boasts over 60,000 residents. In Old Sachsenhausen, around Klappergasse, beats the heart of cider culture; at Schellgasse 8 stands the city's oldest preserved half-timbered house, built in 1291/92. Along the Main riverbank, the houses of the Museum Embankment, including the Städel, are lined up, and towering above all is the approximately 80-meter-high spire of the Neo-Gothic Dreikönigskirche.By day, you stroll along Schaumainkai from museum to museum; in the evening, you sit in a cider tavern with a Bembel. You can reach Sachsenhausen on foot from the Old Town via the Eiserner Steg. S-Bahn lines S3, S4, S5, and S6 pass through the district, while U-Bahn lines U1, U2, U3, and U8 connect it to the city center.
    Sachsenhausen is located on the south side of the Main and is a large, vibrant district with over 60,000 inhabitants. Along Schaumainkai, you'll find the houses of the Museum Embankment, while in Alt-Sachsenhausen, around Klappergasse, are the apple wine taverns. From the Old Town, you can walk across via the Eiserner Steg. S-Bahn lines S3 to S6 and U-Bahn lines U1, U2, U3, and U8 connect the district with the city centre.

    Sights in Sachsenhausen

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    DFF German Film Museum
    Museum

    1DFF German Film Museum

    Opened in 1984, the Museum on Schaumainkai tells the story of film from its pre-1895 beginnings to today, explaining how cinematic viewing and storytelling work. The Municipal Cinema within screens historically significant and experimental films.
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    Epiphany Church
    Church

    2Epiphany Church

    The Neo-Gothic church on the Sachsenhausen Main riverbank opened in 1881; its 81-meter tower was then Frankfurt's second-tallest building. Charles Crodel created the stained-glass windows in 1956.
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    Cowherd Tower
    Historic Landmark

    3Cowherd Tower

    The tower is a preserved part of the medieval Sachsenhausen city fortifications on the Main riverbank. From 1923, composer Paul Hindemith lived here, and today an exhibition in the tower commemorates him.
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    Liebieghaus Sculpture Collection
    Museum

    4Liebieghaus Sculpture Collection

    Built in 1896, the villa of textile manufacturer Heinrich von Liebieg on Schaumainkai is now a museum with approximately 3,000 sculptures from Ancient Egypt to Classicism. Some works are in the garden around the house.
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    Restaurants in Sachsenhausen

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    Apple Wine Tavern Dauth-Schneider

    Traditional Apfelwein tavern in Alt-Sachsenhausen with Frankfurt specialties like pork knuckle and schnitzel.
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    Apple Wine Tavern Fichtekränzi

    19th-century inn with a garden, Apfelwein, and classics like Frankfurter Würstchen and Schnitzel.
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    Little Squirrel

    A traditional inn with wood paneling and a shady garden, serving hearty German dishes and cider.
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    Nightlife

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    Drinksmith Neighbourhood Bar

    Small bar in Wallstraße with craft beer on tap and creative cocktails.
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    Paris' Bar

    Cozy wine bar with international wines, bar snacks and a terrace.
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    Epiphany Cellar

    Pub and live music venue at Färberstraße 71, just a few steps from the Sachsenhausen Main riverbank.
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    Old Town & Römerberg

    Old Town & Römerberg

    Frankfurt's Old Town, at around half a square kilometer, is the city's smallest district yet its historic heart. In the air raids of March 1944, it was almost completely destroyed; of approximately 2,000 half-timbered houses, only Haus Wertheim at the Fahrtor remained unscathed. Between the Dom and Römer, the Neue Altstadt emerged from 2012 to 2018 with 35 houses, 15 of them faithfully reconstructed. The Coronation Way, taken by emperors after their coronation in the Dom, once again runs through it.Here, you can stroll across the re-established Hühnermarkt with the Stoltze-Brunnen, visit exhibitions at the Schirn Kunsthalle, the Historisches Museum or the Museum für Moderne Kunst, and view the excavated foundation remains in the Archäologischer Garten in front of the Dom. Take the U4 and U5 subway lines to the Dom/Römer station, directly beneath the historic core. Tram lines 11, 12, and 14 also stop in the Altstadt.
    Frankfurt am Main

    Frankfurt am Main

    Frankfurt am Main is the heart of the Rhein-Main region, blending a skyline of skyscrapers with an Old Town centered around the Römerberg. Since 1405, the Römer has served as the city hall; nearby, in 1848/49, St. Paul's Church hosted the first German National Assembly. From the 200-meter-high Main Tower, the city's only skyscraper with a public viewing platform, you can take it all in from above.On the south bank of the Main, 13 museums line the Museum Embankment (Museumsufer), including the Städel, showcasing art from seven centuries. Behind it begins Sachsenhausen, where you can drink Ebbelwoi from a Bembel in the apple wine taverns and try Grüne Soße (Green Sauce) with seven herbs.
    Station Quarter

    Station Quarter

    The Bahnhofsviertel emerged on the site of the former Westbahnhöfe after the Centralbahnhof opened in 1888, with the land parcelled from 1889. Wide streets in an almost symmetrical grid and enclosed blocks with historicist facades make it a typical Gründerzeit district. At just over half a square kilometre, it is Frankfurt's second-smallest district after the Altstadt.Today, you primarily come here to eat: restaurants, snack bars, and grocery stores from all over the world characterise Kaiserstraße and Münchener Straße. Towards the Main lies the Nizza, one of the city's most popular green spaces. The U-Bahn stops at Willy-Brandt-Platz (U1 to U5 and U8), the S-Bahn at Taunusanlage, and the Hauptbahnhof in neighbouring Gallus is located right at the edge of the district.
    Nordend

    Nordend

    Nordend received its name around 1850 when the area north of the old city boundary was designated as a residential district. It is characterized by four-story Gründerzeit buildings with red sandstone bases; further north, the development becomes lower and more villa-like. With a good 54,000 inhabitants, it is Frankfurt's most densely populated district.Green oases lie between the residential streets: Holzhausenpark with its baroque moated castle, Bethmannpark with its Chinese Garden, and Günthersburgpark on the border with Bornheim. Three subway lines – U1, U2, U3 and U8, U4, and U5 – serve the district at ten stations; tram lines 12 and 18 run along Friedberger Landstraße.
    Westend & Banking Quarter

    Westend & Banking Quarter

    The Westend originated in the mid-19th century as a bourgeois villa district, with Paris serving as a model for the city's boulevards and star-shaped squares. When many Gründerzeit buildings were slated to make way for offices from the 1960s onwards, it led to the Frankfurt Housing Struggle (Frankfurter Häuserkampf), which peaked between 1970 and 1974. Today, the south of the district has merged with the banking district: Here stand, among others, the Opernturm, the twin towers of Deutsche Bank, and the 208-meter-tall skyscraper Westendstraße 1. On its western edge, you'll find the Messeturm, which was Europe's tallest building from 1991 to 1997.Between skyscrapers and villas, you'll discover some of the city's most beautiful green spaces, including the Palmengarten, Grüneburgpark, and Rothschildpark, as well as the Senckenberg Naturmuseum and the Westend Synagogue. Below Bockenheimer Landstraße are the U-Bahn stations Alte Oper, Westend, and Bockenheimer Warte, while the S-Bahn stops at Taunusanlage and Messe.