Living in Frankfurt - Frankfurt am Main

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Birgit Prinz
Soccer World
Champion and
World Soccer
Player
“As a native of Frankfurt,
I feel very attached to this
city. Frankfurt is so captivating because
of her strong contrasts and her diversity.
On the one hand, you have the vibrant life of a big city
in the Germany’s banking capital, on the other hand peace,
tranquility, and recreation in one of the many public parks.
In particular, Frankfurt has a lot to offer in terms of highlevel
competitive sports. Apart from the Eintracht Frankfurt
soccer team, the Skyliners Frankfurt basketball team, and
the Frankfurt Lions ice-hockey team, I can recommend, of
course, that you watch a match of the 1. FFC Frankfurt in the
women’s Federal Soccer League.”
buero-ffm.de. You can get information on schools and
daycare centers at the City School Department, phone:
212-33891. If you want to get an overview of the many
things offered especially for children, take a look at
the cultural program for children, “Frankfurter Flöhe,”
at www.kinderkultur-frankfurt.de, where you will also
fi nd the current program.
RELIGIOUS LIFE
Frankfurt’s religious life is characterized
by a great diversity. You can fi nd the two
major Christian denominations (Catholic
and Lutheran) together on the Web at www.kirchefrankfurt.de.
All other religious communities in Frankfurt
are listed at www.frankfurt.de (English) > “Living
in Frankfurt” > “Churches and Religions”.
MULTICULTURAL FRANKFURT
People from more than 170 countries live in Frankfurt.
In order to make it easier for them to live together, the