Frankfurt, Germany

Frankfurt is a major city in Germany, known for its modern skyline dominated by the European Central Bank's headquarters. For nearly five centuries, and was one of the most important metropolises of the Holy Roman Empire, as a point of Imperial coronations; it lost its sovereignty upon the collapse of the conglomerate in 1806, recaptured it in 1815 and also lost it again in 1866, when it was adjoined (though neutral) by the Kingdom of Prussia. It has been part of the state of Hesse since 1945. Frankfurt is culturally, ethnically and religiously different, with half of its population, and a maturity of its youthful people, having a migratory background. A quarter of the population consists of foreign citizens, including numerous deportees. In 2015, Frankfurt was home to 1909ultra-high-net-worth individualities, the sixth-loftiest number of any megacity.

Frankfurt is a global mecca for commerce, culture, education, tourism and transportation, and rated as a "nascence world megacity" according to GaWC. It's the point of numerous global and European commercial headquarters. In addition, Frankfurt Airport is the busiest in Germany, one of the busiest in both Europe and the world, the field with the most direct routes in the world, and the primary mecca for Lufthansa, the public airline of Germany. Frankfurt is one of the major fiscal centers of the European mainland, with the headquarters of the European Central Bank, Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Deutsche Bank, DZ Bank, KfW, Commerzbank, several pall and fintech startups and other institutes. Automotive, technology and exploration, services, consulting, media and creative diligence round the profitable base. Frankfurt'sDE-CIX is the world's largest internet exchange point. Messe Frankfurt is one of the world's largest trade expositions. Major expositions include the Music Fair and the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest book show.

Frankfurt am Main is most notorious for the International Book Fair in the fall, is the home of the Central European Bank and the Bundesbank, and is a transportation mecca for the rest of Germany and Central and Western Europe. Also known for its banger, motherland of Goethe.

The city also boasts a rich cultural scene, with museums like the Städel Museum showcasing European art and the Goethe House, where the famous writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born. Frankfurt's airport, one of the busiest in the world, serves as a major transportation hub connecting Europe and the rest of the world.