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Frankfurt, Brandenburg
Germany is located in Central Europe and it shares borders with Denmark in the North, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and France in the West, Austria and Switzerland in the South and Poland and the Czech Republic in the East. The North Sea and the Baltic Sea represent additional National Borders in the North. The official language of Germany is German and Berlin is the capital. The climate is quite pleasant with almost all variety of seasonal flavors as temperate, marine, cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers, occasional warm, tropical foehn wind and high relative humidity.
Germany is divided into 16 states which are further subdivided into 439 districts and cities. Germany is one of the largest European economy and the third largest economy in the world in real terms, placed behind the United States and Japan, and fifth behind the United States, China, India and Japan counted by purchasing power parity.
Frankfurt is a city in Brandenburg, Germany located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the city of Slubice. It is referred to as Frankfurt Oder to differentiate it from the larger city of Frankfurt am Main. The city’s population was 64,399 as of January 2005 in an area of 147.61 square kilometers and a population density of 436 people per square kilometer and the city is elevated at 40 meters.
The town of Frankfurt was founded in the 13th century at the free ford known as the Brandendamm. In late medieval times the town dominated the trade on the river between Szczecin and Wroclaw. The city housed a university from 1506 to 1811. It was refounded in 1991 under the old name, however with a European emphasis, as the Viadrina European University, which in several respects is a common German-Polish university.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, luxurious hotels and cottages, Frankfurt is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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