Stadt Hanau

About Stadt Hanau

Hanau is a growing, confident, and economically flourishing city in the eastern Rhine-Main region. The Brothers Grimm city fulfills important supply functions for its more than 100,000 inhabitants and far beyond the city limits: this includes a municipal hospital providing maximum care, as well as modern educational institutions and contemporary sports facilities. Good coexistence among people from 140 nations is a matter of course in Hanau. For the region, the smallest major city in Hesse, which aims for independent city status in 2026, is an important economic and administrative center with tradition, culture, and many cultures. It is the birthplace of the Brothers Grimm, a city where life is good and lovable, with many museums and more than 1,000 cultural events annually. Hanau has an agile and vibrant city center with pop-up stores, the urban development program Hanau aufLADEN, and diverse gastronomy. The Brothers Grimm Festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors to Hanau every summer. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, Hesse's largest and most beautiful weekly market takes place in the market square. International data center operators are investing more than one billion euros in Hanau. This makes Hanau one of the most important points on the European data map. Numerous global corporations have settled here, particularly in the fields of precious metal processing and specialty chemicals. In addition, there are medium-sized companies that are world leaders in their respective industries. Hanau is an important research location, especially in materials technology. Numerous patents, such as the process for melting platinum, originated in Hanau. With the "Brüder Grimm Berufsakademie Hanau BGBA University of Cooperative Education," Hanau has a unique training institution in Germany that combines bachelor's studies with state-recognized vocational training.