Hanau facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hanau
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	101,364
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	63450, 63452, 63454 63456, 63457
Dialling codes	06181
Vehicle registration	HU
Website	www.hanau.de

Hanau is a town in Hesse, Germany. It is 25 km east of Frankfurt am Main, where the little river Kinzig joins the river Main. Hanau has about 89,000 inhabitants, and is the sixth-largest city in Hesse.

History

Hanau was first mentioned in 1143 and became a city in 1303.

During World War II Hanau was almost completely destroyed by British airstrikes in March 1945.

Famous people

• Brothers Grimm
• Paul Hindemith

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  The 'Frankfurter Tor', a former town gate

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  Hanaus town hall, the 'Neustädter Rathaus'

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  The German Goldsmiths House (German: Deutsches Goldschmiede Haus), the former town hall

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  The Brothers Grimm monument in front of the town hall

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  The castle Schloss Philippsruhe

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  The historic health establishment in Hanau-Wilhelmsbad

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  The port of Hanau

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  The bridge 'Steinheimer Brücke'

Images for kids

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  Relic of the first (medieval) town-fortification

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  Hanau in around 1550. Centre: medieval town; Schloss = castle; A+B: gates within the medieval town wall; C+D: gates of the 16th century fortification

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  New town in progress, Hanau 1597

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  City and fortress of Hanau 1684

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  The Battle of Hanau (1813) by Horace Vernet.

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  Sculpture of Brothers Grimm in Hanau, by Syrius Eberle

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  Schloss Philippsruhe

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  Lion at Schloss Philippsruhe by Christian Daniel Rauch

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  Amphitheater Hanau [de]

See also

In Spanish: Hanau para niños