Zeilsheim is a quarter of

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. It is part of the '' Ortsbezirk West'' and is subdivided into the ''Stadtbezirke'' Zeilsheim-Ost, Zeilsheim-Süd and Zeilsheim-Nord. As the westernmost district of Frankfurt, Zeilsheim is somewhat rural in character and the surrounding fields can give a clear view of the

Taunus The Taunus () is a mountain range in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located north west of Frankfurt and north of Wiesbaden. The tallest peak in the range is '' Großer Feldberg'' at 878 m; other notable peaks are '' Kleiner Feldberg' ...

mountains.

Geography

Zeilsheim borders Kriftel in the west, Liederbach am Taunus in the north, the district of

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in the northeast, Höchst in the east, and Sindlingen in the southeast. In the north and west, it is bordered by the Bundesautobahn 66 Wiesbaden-Frankfurt.

Infrastructure

The main street of the district is the '' Landesstraße 3018'' that lead through the ''L 3016'' from Kelkheim through

, through Zeilsheim until Hofheim am Taunus. It is sometimes nicknamed the ''Pfaffenwiese'' or the ''Hofheimer Straße'' (Hofheim Street). It is also a major street used in public transport. Zeilsheim is linked by bus to the observation tower in Bockenheim, to Griesheim and to Niederrad, as well as by regional bus lines to Schwalbach am Taunus und Hofheim.

Settlement

A settlement in Zeilsheim was initiated by

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to provide worker housing located near its factories. A similar settlement is ''Heimchen'' in

. The main street of the settlement was called ''Neu-Zeilsheim''. Nearly all of the intersecting streets are ordered alphabetically. Today in the center lies a church erected in 1912. On the western borders stands the building of the Käthe-Kollwitz School erected in 1902.

Taunusblick und Märchensiedlung

In the north and southeast of the district arose the settlements ''Taunusblick'' (Taunus view) and ''Märchensiedlung'' (Fairy tale settlement). The name of the northwestern settlement derives from the ability to see the Taunus mountains on a clear day. Märchensiedlung is located south of the main road. The name refers to façades of the houses that contain images from the stories of the

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History

The district was first founded as the independent town ''Ciolfesheim'' in 794. In 1917 it was incorporated into the city of Höchst. In 1928 it was incorporated along with Höchst into Frankfurt proper. Zeilsheim became famous for its camp created by the Allies to hold

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and exiles after

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, and in 1946 it was visited by

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leader (later

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i prime minister)

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and former American First Lady

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. A small monument in the park behind the city hall is dedicated to the memory of this community. There is also a small museum with alternating exhibitions on the district's history.

Sports

The SV Zeilsheim is playing in the

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, the fifth tier of German football.

Administration

It is divided in into three districts itself, North, South and West (''Nord, Süd und West''). File:Colonie-Frankfurt-Zeilsheim bb.jpg, Zeilsheim File:Käthe-Kollwitz-Schule, Frankfurt.jpg, Käthe-Kollwitz-Schule File:Evangelische Kirche Zeilsheim Kolonie.jpg, Protestant church File:A66, Frankfurt-Zeilsheim.JPG, Autobahn exit Zeilsheim

References

External links

Portal of Frankfurt/Main-Zeilsheim
{{Authority control Districts of Frankfurt Displaced persons camps in the aftermath of World War II