Bockenheim is a district or Stadtteil of Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany

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. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Innenstadt II, and is subdivided into 7 Stadtbezirke. It is in the west-central part of the city and covers an area of 540.1 ha. It has approximately 31,000 inhabitants, making it the most heavily populated district of Frankfurt.

Bockenheim is bordered by the Johann Wolfgang Goethe-University

Johann Wolfgang Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

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 and the Frankfurter Messe

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in the south.