# Mainhausen > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mainhausen > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mainhausen.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainhausen > Source revision: 1306335386 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Municipality in Hesse, Germany Mainhausen Municipality Coat of arms Location of Mainhausen within Offenbach district Location of Mainhausen Mainhausen Show map of Germany Mainhausen Show map of Hesse Coordinates: 50°01′N 9°0′E / 50.017°N 9.000°E / 50.017; 9.000 Country Germany State Hesse Admin. region Darmstadt District Offenbach Government • Mayor (2020–26) Frank Simon[1] (SPD) Area • Total 17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi) Elevation 110 m (360 ft) Population (2024-12-31)[2] • Total 9,483 • Density 529.2/km2 (1,371/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Postal codes 63533 Dialling codes 06182 Vehicle registration OF Website www.mainhausen.de **Mainhausen** (German pronunciation: [\[maɪnˈhaʊzn̩\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Standard_German)) is a municipality of over 9,000 in the [Offenbach district](/source/Offenbach_(district)) in the *[Regierungsbezirk](/source/Regierungsbezirk)* of [Darmstadt](/source/Darmstadt_(region)) in [Hesse](/source/Hesse), [Germany](/source/Germany). ## Geography ### Location Mainhausen is one of 13 towns and communities in the Offenbach district, lying in the southernmost part of Hesse right on the boundary with [Bavaria](/source/Bavaria). The community lies on the eastern edge of the [Frankfurt Rhine Main Region](/source/Frankfurt_Rhine_Main_Region) right on the [Main](/source/Main_(river)) and southeast of the [Frankfurt am Main](/source/Frankfurt_am_Main) metropolis. ### Municipal area’s extent The municipal area covers 17.92 km2 (6.92 sq mi). ### Neighbouring communities Mainhausen borders in the west and north on the town of [Seligenstadt](/source/Seligenstadt), in the east on the communities of [Karlstein](/source/Karlstein_am_Main), [Kleinostheim](/source/Kleinostheim) and [Stockstadt am Main](/source/Stockstadt_am_Main) (all three in [Aschaffenburg district](/source/Aschaffenburg_(district))) and in the south on the town of [Babenhausen](/source/Babenhausen%2C_Hesse) ([Darmstadt-Dieburg](/source/Darmstadt-Dieburg)). ### Constituent communities Mainhausen’s two *[Ortsteile](/source/Ortsteil)* are [Mainflingen](/source/Mainflingen) and Zellhausen; it is the smallest community in the Offenbach district. It came into being in 1977 through the merger of the two current member centres. ## History In the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages), near Mainflingen, stood *Hausen* (Husen), which in 1357 was mentioned as an [Imperial](/source/Holy_Roman_Empire) knightly fief from Hanau. The *Häuser Schloss* is an old tower hill from the 10th or 11th century whose builders are unknown. ### Mainflingen Mainflingen was known in [mediaeval](/source/Middle_Ages) documents as *Manolfingen*, after the founder *Manolf* (a [Germanic](/source/Germanic_peoples) given name). The placename ending *—ingen* is a sign that the place was founded during the [Migration Period](/source/Migration_Period) (*Völkerwanderung*). From the time between 775 and 799, various donations of landholdings to the [Lorsch Abbey](/source/Lorsch_Abbey) are recorded in the *Manolfinger marca* (a communally owned cadastral area). The place then belonged to the [Frankish](/source/Franks) Maingau. From the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages) through to [Secularization](/source/Secularization) in 1803, Mainflingen belonged to the Electorate of [Mainz](/source/Archbishopric_of_Mainz), whereafter the place became Hessian. Over on the other side of the [Main](/source/Main_(river)) near [Dettingen](/source/Karlstein_am_Main), the [French](/source/France) were defeated by an [Austrian](/source/Austria)-Hanoverian-British army in the [Battle of Dettingen](/source/Battle_of_Dettingen) in the [War of the Austrian Succession](/source/War_of_the_Austrian_Succession). ### Zellhausen In the 7th century, the outlying *Zellkirche* (“Cell Church”, albeit not in [the modern meaning](/source/Cell_church); “cell” here means “outlying monastic community”), which was consecrated to [Saint George](/source/Saint_George), is believed to have been an Irish-Scottish-run mission. The fortifications around the church are thought to have been forsaken in the 13th century. The church itself stood until 1816. #### The Häuser Schlösschen and the Zellerhof These long-vanished settlements lay near each other. Both names take the definite article (in [German](/source/German_language): *das Häuser Schlösschen; der Zellerhof*). Both these places are believed to have burnt down in the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages). According to legend, the dwellers of the Zellerhof and those from the Häuser Schlösschen built a new settlement, naming it after the old villages, which yielded the name Zellhausen, which had its first documentary mention as *Cellhusen* in 1238. [Digs](/source/Excavation_(archaeology)) carried out in 1829 unearthed foundations and [cobblestones](/source/Cobblestone). They could have had something to do with a fortified tower with surrounding buildings. About the time of Zellhausen’s first documentary mention, the Seligenstadt Monastery owned two estates here. In 1791, the community bought its way out of [serfdom](/source/Serfdom) by paying the landlords, who were the Archbishop and Electors of Mainz, 250 [Gulden](/source/Guilder). After [Secularization](/source/Secularization) in 1803, Zellhausen passed from Electoral Mainz to Hesse. In air raids on the Zellhausen airfield in 1944, there was heavy damage in the community itself. ## Politics ### Community council This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2021) The municipal election held on 26 March 2006 yielded the following results: Parties and voter communities % 2006 Seats 2006 % 2001 Seats 2001 SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany 45.4 14 40.8 13 CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 37.5 12 56.0 17 FDP Free Democratic Party 11.4 3 3.1 1 UWG Unabhängige Wählergemeinschaft Mainhausen 5.7 2 – – Total 100.0 31 100.0 31 Voter turnout in % 47.5 58.2 ### Mayor - 2003–2020: Ruth Disser (SPD) - 2020–incumbent: Frank Simon (SPD) ### Town partnerships - [Pöls](/source/P%C3%B6ls), [Styria](/source/Styria), [Austria](/source/Austria) - [Schwerstedt](/source/Schwerstedt%2C_S%C3%B6mmerda), [Thuringia](/source/Thuringia) ## Economy and infrastructure ### Transport The Odenwaldbahn ([railway](/source/Railway)) makes a stop in Mainhausen’s centre of Zellhausen on the way towards [Hanau](/source/Hanau), [Frankfurt](/source/Frankfurt_am_Main) and [Groß-Umstadt](/source/Gro%C3%9F-Umstadt)-Wiebelsbach (with connections to [Erbach](/source/Erbach_im_Odenwald) and [Eberbach](/source/Eberbach_(Baden))). ### Transmission facilities Main articles: [Mainflingen transmitter](/source/Mainflingen_transmitter) and [Mainflingen longwave transmitter](/source/Mainflingen_longwave_transmitter) Mainhausen is also home to major transmission facilities broadcasting in both the [medium wave](/source/Medium_wave) and [longwave](/source/Longwave) bands. ## Famous people ### Sons and daughters of the town - [Käthe Paulus](/source/Katharina_Paulus) (1868–1935), first German professional woman balloonist, aerial acrobat and inventor of the foldable parachute ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden"](https://statistik.hessen.de/sites/statistik.hessen.de/files/2022-10/direktwahlen_09_2022_10102022.xlsx) (XLS) (in German). [Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt](/source/Hessisches_Statistisches_Landesamt). 5 September 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2024 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2022)"](https://statistik.hessen.de/sites/statistik.hessen.de/files/2025-06/ai2_4vj-2024_bevoelkerung_tabelle_20.xlsx) (XLS) (in German). [Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt](/source/Hessisches_Statistisches_Landesamt). ## External links - [Official website](https://www.mainhausen.de/) (in German) (in German) v t e Towns and municipalities in Offenbach district Dietzenbach Dreieich Egelsbach Hainburg Heusenstamm Langen Mainhausen Mühlheim am Main Neu-Isenburg Obertshausen Rödermark Rodgau Seligenstadt Wappen des Landkreises Offenbach Authority control databases International VIAF GND WorldCat Geographic MusicBrainz area --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mainhausen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainhausen) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainhausen?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.