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===Religion=== Frankfurt was historically a [[Protestant]]-dominated city. However, during the 19th century, an increasing number of [[Roman Catholicism in Germany|Catholics]] moved to Frankfurt. {{As of|2013}}, the largest Christian denominations were Catholicism (22.7% of the population) and Protestantism, especially Lutheranism (19.4%).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/media.php/678/J2014K02x.pdf |title=Frankfurter Statistisches Jahrbuch 2014, Kapitel 2: Bevölkerung |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521061911/http://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/media.php/678/J2014K02x.pdf |archive-date=21 May 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> {{main|Jewish community of Frankfurt am Main}} The Jewish community has a history dating back to medieval times and has always ranked among the largest in Germany. Over 7,200 inhabitants are affiliated with the Jewish community, making it the third largest in Germany after [[Berlin]] and [[Munich]].<ref name="frankfurt-tourismus.de" /> Frankfurt has four active synagogues.<ref name="Jewish Community Frankfurt am Main">{{Cite web |title=Synagogues |website=Jewish Community Frankfurt am Main |url=https://jg-ffm.de/en/religious-life/synagogues |access-date=22 October 2022 |archive-date=6 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006075118/https://jg-ffm.de/en/religious-life/synagogues |url-status=live }}</ref> Due to the growing immigration of people from Muslim countries beginning in the 1960s, Frankfurt has a large Muslim community, estimated at 12% in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/media.php/678/muslime_ergebnisse_einer_schaetzung_fsb2007_4.pdf |title=Muslime in Frankfurt am Main – Ergebnisse einer Schätzung |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122035/http://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/media.php/678/muslime_ergebnisse_einer_schaetzung_fsb2007_4.pdf |archive-date=24 September 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> According to calculations based on census data for 21 countries of origin, the number of Muslim migrants in Frankfurt amounted to about 84,000 in 2011, making up 12.6% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kartenseite.wordpress.com/2017/04/05/muslime-in-deutschland-landkreise/ |title=Kartenseite: Muslime in Deutschland 2011 – Landkreise – Karte |date=5 April 2017 |format=PDF |access-date=5 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427103102/https://kartenseite.wordpress.com/2017/04/05/muslime-in-deutschland-landkreise/ |archive-date=27 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> The most prevalent countries of origin were [[Turkey]] and [[Morocco]]. The Ahmadiyya Noor Mosque, constructed in 1959, is the city's largest mosque and the third largest in Germany. In 2020, the number of Muslims in Frankfurt's total population was estimated at 18%.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rp-online.de/panorama/religion/frankfurt-die-muslime-sind-bald-die-groesste-glaubensgemeinschaft_aid-110802199 | title=Glaubensgemeinschaften: Frankfurt – die Hauptstadt der Muslime | date=21 April 2024 | access-date=6 August 2024 | archive-date=19 August 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819053701/https://rp-online.de/info/consent/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
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