Around 11,500 citizens live in Marktheidenfeld and the six urban districts. With an excellent infrastructure, outstanding residential quality, trade and business with a wide range of offers and jobs, and a good choice of shopping facilities and leisure activities, Marktheidenfeld provides a high standard of living.

Marktheidenfeld is located on the river Main, which forms part of the town´s life, with neither roads, railway nor large carparks coming between the people and the river. Rather, you find here a well-developed network of cycling and hiking routes. Marktheidenfeld also profits from its motorway connection. Frankfurt, Nuremberg, Stuttgart and Erfurt are only 60 to 90 minutes away - this is invaluable for the companies based here. They offer approx. 9,400 jobs in environment-friendly industry, high-quality services, handicraft businesses and substantial trading companies.

In addition, hotels, restaurants and cafés make sure that culinary pleasures are not neglected. In sporting activities, we offer gyms and squash courts, a sports hall, boccia, indoor and outdoor tennis, several Nordic walking trails, an airfield for gliders and light aircraft, and a golf course. Many advantageous circumstances have led to continuous advances and development in recent decades.

Well-equipped daycare centers for children with very flexible opening hours, schools of almost  all types, a hospital, a "city bus", two beautiful Main bridges, our cultural center in the unique smalt- blue Franck-Haus, an active adult education centre and a town library - these are our achievements to date and a source of justified pride for our citizens.

It is not the buildings but the people who live here who make our town what it is. All cultural activities of the town are supported by engaged citizens in many clubs and organizations, in almost all field; politically active citizens are involved in a number of advisory committees and working groups, giving voluntary support to the town council and its committees.

Moreover, we have a citizens´ (cultural foundation), established in 2001. The people of Marktheidenfeld are emphatically European: Montfort-sur-Meu in France, Pobiedziska in Poland and Marktheidenfeld form trinational "triplet" towns, maintained by the activity of a large segment of the population. We have a cordial relationship with Germantown, USA.

Our corporate statement underlines our commitment to the worldwide Agenda 21, to this joint effort to reconciliate ecology, economy and social responsibility. But the people of Marktheidenfeld cannot only work hard (and sometimes discuss zealously), but they can also celebrate cheerfully: Each year in July, for instance, at the Dragon Boat Race, we have a giant jamboree for two days and nights down by the river - and in the week around August 15th we have the Laurenzi Fair, the largest fair in the Main-Spessart district on the most beautiful fairground far and wide.


A hearty welcome Marktheidenfeld - where you feel at home!