Posts Tagged ‘Main’

Sindlingen (Frankfurt am Main) | main

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Sindlingen is a district or Stadtteil of Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

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Kinzig (Main) | down main

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

The Kinzig is a river in southern Hesse, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Main. It is 82 km long. Its source is in the Spessart hills, near Schlüchtern. The Kinzig flows into the Main in Hanau. The Main-Kinzig-Kreis (district) was named after the river. Towns along the Kinzig are Schlüchtern, Steinau an der Straße, Bad Soden-Salmünster, Gelnhausen, and Hanau.

This river played a part in the Battle of Hanau in October 1813, as Napoleon retreated back to the Rhine, after his defeat at the Battle of Leipzig.

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Main Street (Ottawa) | down main

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

Main Street (Ottawa Road #72) is a major road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Despite the name, the street isn’t Ottawa’s “main street”, as one would argue that that title would be held by Bank Street. Main Street however is the “main street” for the community of Ottawa East. It was originally the main street of Archville, Ontario, which later amalgamated with Ottawa in 1907. At that time Ottawa had no other street called Main and the name was not changed. Main Street begins at Colonel By Drive near the community of Sandy Hill and runs in a straight line south until it bends near the Rideau River and becomes Smyth Road. Main Street is home to the Cuban embassy, Immaculata High School (Ottawa) and Saint Paul University. For most of its length it runs parallel with the Rideau River and the Rideau Canal, being about halfway between them.