Manual for District Centre Managers - the ATCM

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It can be observed that the stakeholders in the
city districts have benefited from district centre
management and from the district centre
manager’s professional know-how. In the future,
city districts will need to develop closer
networks and exchange the developed concepts
aimed at strengthening the purchasing
power in the city districts.
For a detailed description of the initiatives implemented
in Stuttgart please visit our website
www.stuttgarter-stadtteile.de.
3.3.2 City of Frankfurt
Area
Frankfurt-Hoechst has previously been an independent
town, and the seat of the county administration.
Hoechst has a long standing cultural
and economic legacy. Apart from the
multinational chemical company Hoechst AG,
there was the mechanical engineering company
Breuer, the Ada-Ada shoe factory, furniture
manufacturer Wesener and snuff tobacco
manufacturer Bolongaro. All these companies
indicated economic diversity and economic importance
well into the post World War II period.
Contact
City of Stuttgart
Economic Development Department
Marktplatz 1 | 70173 Stuttgart
Ines Aufrecht
Head of the Economic Development
Department
Phone: +49(0)711 216 67 12
Fax: +49 (0)711 216 77 88
E-mail: Ines.Aufrecht@Stuttgart.de
Torsten von Appen
District Centre Manager
Phone: +49 (0)711 216 91 233
Fax: +49 (0)711 216 95 91 233
E-mail: Torsten.von.Appen@Stuttgart.de
When in 1928 Frankfurt and Hoechst were
amalgamated, Hoechst received special privileges
and became the seat of the neighbouring
Main-Taunus county’s administration. The
well developed economic base was underpinned
by a strong civic pride and civic commitment.
Scientific societies and associations,
a multitude of cultural events and a highly developed
choice of schools are still distinctive
of this Frankfurt suburb.
Hoechst is not only the cultural centre of Frankfurt’s
West but also its well developed centre
for shopping offering a broad range of specialized
retailers providing all daily necessities.
There is a total population of about 14,000 inhabitants
(of which one third are foreign nationals)
residing in Hoechst on an area of 4.7 km².
Initial Situation
There were mainly three developments with
negative impact on Hoechst:
the loss of the county administration seat
status in 1983;
the sale of “Hoechst AG” and the subsequent
transformation of the factory grounds