The history of Offenbach from 1945 to the present day

"A person is only forgotten when his name is forgotten", says the Talmud. The Geschichtswerkstatt brochure commemorates those persecuted by the Nazi regime.

The large traffic circle between Offenbach and Frankfurt was completed in 1965. A look back at the construction and the political and traffic development.

City courtyard. The courtyard of the city. How graceful it looks next to the pathos with which the neighbor appears as the "Square of German Unity".

Many people are familiar with Offenbach's industrial history: Offenbach enjoyed a worldwide reputation as a leather town. But there are other interesting facets: in terms of cultural history, Offenbach is good for many surprises.

The first Roland printing press was built in Offenbach in 1911. A successful model worldwide.

An era of leather processing comes to an end. Goldpfeil stood for the connection between Offenbach and leather.

Anyone of social standing in the city was a member. This naturally included the high court officials, from Minister Wolfgang von Goldner to the stable master and the court councillors

The Offenbach rowing club Hellas celebrates its anniversary. 5600 victories in championships up to the Olympics

Exhibition in Washington commemorates the fate of the famous fencer

As a self-confident expression of local self-government, the town hall was inaugurated on July 10, 1971.

Seventy percent of all Offenbach residents once worked in factories. The decline of industry in the city began at the end of the 1960s. Concrete gold promised higher profits.

Prince Heinrich XIII von Reuß-Plauen, a relative by marriage of the princely house of Isenburg, which ruled Offenbach, was the first resident of the house in today's Kaiserstraße.

In 1957, Offenbach builds the "Frieda-Rudolph-Heim" day care center for the elderly on a self-help basis. One of the initiators and driving forces: Wilhelm Marschall. The "Offenbacher marschallplan" was soon headlined in the media.

A piece of Offenbach's history comes to an end with the last run of the local train. Once Offenbach's most important connection with Frankfurt.

In 1954, the municipal theater moves into the former synagogue. Today, the theater is a prominent event venue in the Rhine-Main region. Home of the Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt.

At home in Offenbach: 50 years after its foundation, the Offenbach Egerländer community is celebrating its anniversary.

More glass, more light, more transparency. This sums up a key feature of post-war architecture.

The forerunners had already started a year earlier. In 1950, the founding of the Offenbach trade fair was documented. The beginning of a success story.

On March 26, 1945, the Americans entered Offenbach with jeeps and tanks. Two days later, they had established a military government in the district court on Kaiserstrasse.