Place details
Place nameHanau
Other namesHanau am Main
CountryDeutschland
Latitude50.133
Longitude8.933
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on canalized Main River at mouth of Kinzig; ruled by medieval house of Hanau; new town founded for Protestant Dutch and Walloon refugees in 1597; ruled by Hesse-Kassel from 1736; largely destroyed in WW II, and rebuilt.