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Offenbach| City in Hesse, Germany, on the south bank of the River Main, 10 km/6 mi east of Frankfurt; population (2005 est) 119,400. Offenbach produces leather goods and artificial fibres, and there are engineering industries. |
| Offenbach's commercial prosperity was promoted by the influx of Huguenot refugees (Protestants fleeing religious intolerance in France and the Low Countries) in the 17th century. |
| There are leather and shoe museums here, and an annual Leather Fair is held. On the bank of the River Main is an early Renaissance castle (1564–78). |
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