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The Frankfurt City Forest or ''Frankfurter Stadtwald'' is a forest district in the south of
Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , " Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its ...
, Germany. There are also other forest areas spread out through the city.


Basic Facts

The forest is about 48 square kilometres and the largest inner-city forest in Germany. It covers the southern areas of Schwanheim, Niederrad, Sachsenhausen and Oberrad, as well the northern parts of the ''
Stadtteil A quarter is a section of an urban settlement. A quarter can be administratively defined and its borders officially designated, and it may have its own administrative structure (subordinate to that of the city, town or other urban area). Such a ...
'' Flughafen district. Four nature trails and sport paths cross the Forest. There are also 1600 seating benches and 25 rest huts, which provide protection in bad weather. Six playgrounds and nine ponds make the forest a popular local attraction. Skyline of Frankfurt from Goetheturm on a hazy evening 140827 1.jpg, Forest and skyline in August 2014 Image:Jacobiweiher4.jpg, Jacobi pond in the Stadtwald Image:Königsbrünnchen.jpg, The ''Königsbrünnchen'' flows into a pond in the Stadtwald Image:Unterschweinstiege.jpg, Pig Signpost in the Frankfurt ''Stadtwald''


History

In 1221 the emperor Frederick II gave the
Teutonic Knights The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians on ...
large parts of the forest and the corresponding
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. In 1372 Frankfurt bought the city forest from Emperor Charles IV and wanted to regain these rights. This sparked a hundred-year fight with the Knights, which ended with a compromise in 1484. The city paid a sum to graze sheep on the land, but the area was limited. One can still see the stones of the border on the Schäfersteinpfad, ''Shepherd Stone Path''. The use of the forest by farmers for grazing is still evident in the names, Unterschwein- und Oberschweinstiege, which were overnight stables for the acorn and beech nut eating pigs.


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