Editing Frankfurt (section)

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Frankfurt is located on both sides of the river [[Main (river)|Main]], south-east of the [[Taunus]] mountain range. The southern part of the city contains the [[Frankfurt City Forest]], Germany's largest city forest. The city area is {{cvt|248.31|km²|2}} and extends over {{cvt|23.4|km|2}} east to west and {{cvt|23.3|km|2}} north to south. Its downtown is north of the river Main in [[Altstadt (Frankfurt am Main)|Altstadt]] district (the historical center) and the surrounding [[Innenstadt (Frankfurt am Main)|Innenstadt]] district. The geographical center is in [[Bockenheim (Frankfurt am Main)|Bockenheim]] district near [[Frankfurt West station]].

Frankfurt at the heart of the densely populated [[Frankfurt Rhine-Main|Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region]] with a population of 5.5&nbsp;million. Other important cities in the region are [[Wiesbaden]] (capital of [[Hesse]]), [[Mainz]] (capital of [[Rhineland-Palatinate]]), [[Darmstadt]], [[Offenbach am Main]], [[Hanau]], [[Aschaffenburg]], [[Bad Homburg vor der Höhe]], [[Rüsselsheim]], [[Wetzlar]] and [[Marburg]].