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The city is believed to have started as a settlement around 3000BC. Its position in the middle of the European civilization and on the Main River, a significant water trade canal, actually predetermined its current status. It the 12th century, the city hosted the Frankfurt Messe (trade fair), and in 1240 it was officially entitled to host annual trade fair. The settlement was named Franconovurd around AD500 by Frank rulers, and it was located near the Main Fort trading path.

Involvement in many of significant historic events has earned Frankfurt its today's unshakeable economical, cultural and political value. This can be traced back to 885, when the city was chosen as a monarch election center. The Cathedral of St. Bartholomew hosted coronations since 1562. The history of the city's Stock Exchange, known as Frankfurt Borse, started in 1585. Since 1879 and until nowadays, the Stock Exchange office is found in Borsenplatz. In 1815, Frankfurt became part of the German Union. Located there was the Bundestag and the Union's highest committee. In 1914, right on the eve of the devastating and crippling war, Frankfurt University was established. In 1932, it was named after Johan Wolfgang Goethe, the city's most renowned citizen ever.
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