Concernant le toponyme » Praunheim, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hesse, L'Allemagne

Praunheim is a city district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Mitte-West and is subdivided into five Stadtbezirke: Praunheim, Praunheim-Nord, Praunheim-Süd, Alt-Praunheim and Westhausen. It is located along the North bank of the river Nidda and composed of two settlements: to the East, old Praunheim, a typical Hessian village with a central commercial street and, to the West, the Praunheim Settlement, one of the major public and private projects designed by Frankfurt's housing director, Ernst May. The settlement comprises 1500 residences, was built from 1926 through 1929, and was part of May's internationally recognized housing effort. Notable residents of Praunheim have included the jazz trombonist Albert Mangelsdorff, his brother, the saxophonist Emil Mangelsdorff, the film maker Rosa von Praunheim.