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Großauheim, Hanau am Main — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Parish churches and the Museum Großauheim mark Großauheim, a district of Frankfurt am Main in Germany, by the old Hochgericht Hanau.
About Großauheim
Where to stay in Großauheim
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Großauheim spreads along its parish churches and the Museum Großauheim within Frankfurt am Main. Lodging within Großauheim runs thin. Rooms sit near St. Jakobus and the Gustav-Adolf-Kirche, a short walk from St. Peter und Paul and the old Hochgericht Hanau.
If you would rather stay in the district around the Museum Großauheim than in the packed centre of Frankfurt am Main, and you want a quiet church-lined base, Großauheim will suit you.
About Großauheim
What are the main landmarks in Großauheim?
Großauheim lines up several churches within its streets. St. Jakobus, the Gustav-Adolf-Kirche and St. Peter und Paul stand across the district, and the Museum Großauheim holds its local collection. Steeples mark the skyline.
The old Hochgericht Hanau recalls an earlier court site, rounding out the landmarks of this Frankfurt am Main district in Germany.
What is the history of Großauheim?
Großauheim carries its past in the old Hochgericht Hanau, an earlier place of judgment on the district's ground. Churches anchor its parishes. St. Jakobus, the Gustav-Adolf-Kirche and St. Peter und Paul mark the parish life that settled the streets, and the Museum Großauheim gathers the local record within Frankfurt am Main.
Old stones remain here.
Where is Großauheim?
Großauheim lies within Frankfurt am Main in Germany, a district set around St. Peter und Paul, St. Jakobus and the Museum Großauheim.
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Updated August 2026