OFFENBACH, a town of Hesse-Darmstadt, province of Starkenburg, on the left banks of the Main, here crossed by a bridge of boats, 5 miles E.S.E. of Frankfurt. It is well
Offenburg built and partly walled; and has a ducal palace, several churches, a school, poor-houses, theatre, &c. Its manufactures are extensive, consisting of woollen, cotton, and silken fabrics; gloves, wax-cloth, leather, soap, earthenware, &c. There are no fewer than ninety-five manufacturing establishments in the town, employing 6000 hands, and producing annually about 1,650,000 worth of goods. This place is also remarkable for its bookbinding, in which art it is superior to any other place in Germany. An active trade is carried on in wine and other articles. Pop. (1852) 13,087.