When was Frankfurt first mentioned in a historical document?
A document first mentioned the settlement known as Franconofurd in 794. This name meant ford of the Franks on the river Main.
A document first mentioned the settlement known as Franconofurd in 794. This name meant ford of the Franks on the river Main.
Charlemagne presided over an imperial assembly there in that same year. The city grew from this early crossing point into a major center of the Holy Roman Empire.
Frankfurt lost its sovereignty when the empire collapsed in 1806 but regained it briefly before being annexed by Prussia in 1866. It became an Imperial Free City directly subordinate to the Emperor by 1372.
World War II bombing raids killed about 5,500 residents between 1939 and 1945. The medieval city center was almost completely destroyed during these attacks.
Allied forces captured Frankfurt after intense urban combat starting on the 26th of March 1945. The 5th Infantry Division and 6th Armored Division declared the city largely secure by the 29th of March 1945.
The European Central Bank hosts which set monetary policy for the Eurozone from 1998. The ECB has a balance sheet total around 7 trillion euros.