Hanau
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{{Infobox German Location
|Art = Stadt
|Name = Hanau
|Wappen = Wappen Hanau.png
|lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 08 | lat_sec=0
|lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 55 | lon_sec=0
|Lageplan =
|Bundesland = Hesse
|Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
|Landkreis = Main-Kinzig-Kreis
|Höhe = 104
|Fläche = 76.49
|Einwohner = 88251
|Stand = 2007-04-30
|PLZ = 63450, 63452, 63454 63456, 63457
|Vorwahl = 06181
|Kfz = HU
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 35 014
|LOCODE = DE HAU
|Adresse = Am Markt 14-18<br />63450 Hanau
|Website = [http://www.hanau.de/ www.hanau.de]
|Bürgermeister = Claus Kaminsky
|Bürgermeistertitel= Oberbürgermeister
|Partei = SPD
}}
'''Hanau''' is a town in the [[Main-Kinzig-Kreis]], in [[Hesse]], [[Germany]]. It is located 25 km east of [[Frankfurt|Frankfurt am Main]].
== Geography ==
===Districts ===
{|
| valign="top" |
* City center
* [[Hanau-Lamboy|Lamboy]]
* [[Hanau-Kesselstadt|Kesselstadt]]
* [[Großauheim]]
* [[Klein-Auheim]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Mittelbuchen]]
* [[Steinheim (Hanau)|Steinheim]]
* [[Wolfgang (Hanau)|Wolfgang]]
* [[Hohe Tanne]]
* [[Wilhelmsbad]]
|}
==History==
Hanau was first mentioned in [[1143]] and became a city in [[1303]].
<!--Naming of the town was forced by litanies of presence in following the old noblemen of the "Hahns" (which means "Cocks"). They settled down in the northern shire (which is "Au" in German) so that the name of the old town was "Hahnau". Later the "h" fell away from the spelling.-->
At the end of the 16th century, Count Philipp Ludwig II allowed [[Protestant]] refugees from the [[Netherlands]] to found their own settlement near Hanau, to which these [[Walloon]]s brought their knowledge of jewellery production. For this reason goldsmiths are still educated there. In the 19th century the ''Neustadt'' (''New Town''), as it was called, was merged with Hanau.
In the 19th century Hanau was a centre of the German democratic movement and contributed significantly both in 1830 and in the [[Revolutions of 1848 in the German states|Revolution of 1848]]. Also in 1848 the German Gymnastic League (''Turnerbund'') was founded here.
During [[World War II]] Hanau was for the most part destroyed by British airstrikes in March 1945 a few days before it was taken by the US Army.
Nowadays many inhabitants work in the technological industry ([[VAC]], [[Heraeus]]) or commute to Frankfurt. [[Frankfurt International Airport]] is only 30km away.
==Population==
* Hanau is the 6th largest town in Hesse. Having recently lost its status as administrative centre of the [[Main-Kinzig|Main-Kinzig-Kreis]] (Main-Kinzig district) to [[Gelnhausen]], proposals have been made, that Hanau should form its own administrative district.
* More than 20% of the inhabitants are foreign nationals.
==Twin towns==
Hanau has [[Twin town|twinned]] with 8 others towns:
* {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Dartford (town)|Dartford]], [[United Kingdom]]
* {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tottori, Tottori|Tottori]], [[Japan]]
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Yaroslavl]], [[Russia]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Conflans-Sainte-Honorine]], [[France]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Neuilly-sur-Seine]], [[France]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Francheville, Rhône]], [[France]]
* {{flagicon|NLD}} [[Doorn]], [[Netherlands]]
In addition it is associated with two other towns:
* {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Waltershausen]], [[Thuringia]], [[Germany]]
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Pays de Hanau]], [[France]]
==Sights==
* The German House of Goldsmiths (Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus)
* Philippsruhe Castle
* Health Establishment at Hanau-Wilhelmsbad
* St Mary's Church (Marienkirche)
* Walloon-Dutch Church (Wallonisch-Niederländische Kirche)
<gallery>
Image:Hanau Wilhelmsbad Kuranlage.jpg|Historic Spa of Wilhelmsbad - Today Part of Hanau
Image:Hanau_Schloss_Philippsruhe.jpg|Philippsruhe Palace of Hanau
Image:Hanau_Philippsruhe_lion.jpg|Lion at the Philippsruhe Palace
Image:Goldschmiedehaus Hanau.jpg|German House of Goldsmiths (old town hall of Hanau)
</gallery>
==Famous persons==
[[Image:Hanau Bruder Grimm.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Sculpture of brothers Grimm in Hanau]]
* The [[Brothers Grimm]] (''Brüder Grimm'') collected many German fairy tales and started work on the German Glossary.
* [[Tayfur Havutçu]], Turkish footballer
* [[Paul Hindemith]], composer
* [[Rudi Völler]], football/soccer world champion 1990 and coach of the German national team, when it was runner-up in 2002.
* [[Wilhelm Wagenfeld]], Designer (1900-1990)
* [[Mike Minnix]], USAF & Aviation (1962 - )
* [[Devaranne, J. C. C.|J. C. C. Devaranne]] was born in Hanau on March 8, 1784.
+ {{Lamboy Anne}}, streetwalker of post WW2 era Hanau area Lamboy strasse.
==Sports==
* Turngemeinde 1837 Hanau a.V. (TGH), one of the oldest of Germany's sports clubs
* Hanauer Rudergesellschaft 1879 e.V. (HRG), one of Germany's oldest rowing clubs
* 1.Hanauer FC 1893 e.V. (Hanau '93), Hesse's oldest football/soccer club
==External links==
* [http://www.hanau.de Official site] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.hanauonline.de HanauOnline Webzine] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.zeichenakademie.de Staatliche Zeichenakademie Hanau (Hanau State Academy)] {{de icon}}
* [http://www.hanau.army.mil U.S. Army in Hanau]
{{Commons|Hanau}}
{{Towns and municipalities in Main-Kinzig-Kreis district}}
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