Frankfurt is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. With 763,380 inhabitants it is the fifth most populous city in Germany. Frankfurt’s central business district is located about 90 km (56 miles) northwest of the geographic center of the EU in Gadheim, Lower Franconia. Like France and Franconia, the city is named after the Franks. Frankfurt is the largest city in the Rhine Franconian dialect area.
Görlitz is the easternmost city in Germany. The city is located in Upper Lusatia and is the sixth largest city in the state of Saxony. When the borders were redefined after the Second World War, the eastern side of the city, much smaller in size, became part of Poland, receiving the name of Zgorzelec.
Munich is the capital of the federal state of Bavaria and the third largest city in Germany by number of inhabitants, and the 11th in the European Union. It is also the German city where the most companies are in the DAX stock index, the region being an important economic engine of the financial, technological, automotive, and service industries.
Potsdam is a German city, capital and most populous city of the federal state of Brandenburg, located in the vicinity of Berlin, along the Havel River.
The city is known for its legacy as the former residence of the Prussian kings with its many unique palace and park complexes and the important bourgeois city.
