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Frankfurt, Germany

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Location

The Resume

    (794- )
    Founded by the Franks
    Germany's fifth most populous city (more than half a million)
    Situated on the Main river
    Germany's financial capital and and transport hub
    Officially Frankfurt am Main
    Also called Bankfurt and Mainhattan
    Charles the Bald
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    Bettina von Arnim
    Otto Hahn
    Erich Fromm
    Theodor Adorno
    Anne Frank
    Martin Lawrence
    Mayer Amschel Rothschild

Why Frankfurt, Germany might be annoying:

    The Germans call it by its full name to avoid confusion with another German city named Frankfurt (Frankfurt an der Oder).
    During the Thirty Year's War, it suffered from plagues because it opened its doors to refugees.
    During the Nazi era, many synagogues in Frankfurt were destroyed.
    It was bombed to pieces during WW II.
    It has one of the busiest airports in Europe.

Why Frankfurt, Germany might not be annoying:

    It was the electoral city of the Holy Roman Emperors.
    It recovered quickly after WW II.
    The three pillars of its economy are finance, fair trade, and transport.
    It's the home of the Commerzbank Tower, the tallest skyscraper in Europe.
    It has many cultural and educational institutions including many museums and its university Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität.

Credit: Jeff


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 36.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 28 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 68 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 114 Votes: 41.23% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 203 Votes: 44.33% Annoying