Gelnhausen is located about 40 kilometers east of Frankfurt am Main. Historically, Gelnhausen was contolled by the Electorate of the Pfalz until 1736 when it was inherited by the Landgrafschaft of Hessen-Kassel. In 1803, it was elevated to the Electorate of Hessen.
Names
Gelnhausen, Kr. Main-Kinzig, Hessen
Surnames
Panorama of Gelnhausen showing the Evangelische Marienkirche (St. Mary's Church) (2007).
Source: Wladyslaw Sojka via Wikipedia Commons.
Peterskirche (St. Peter's Catholic Church) in Gelnhausen (2005).
Source: Wikipedia Commons.