Mainflingen

Mainflingen is a village and part (Ortsteil) of the municipality Mainhausen, in the district of Offenbach in Hesse with about 4000 inhabitants.

It is known for its time signal transmitter, DCF77, which controls almost all radio clocks in Western Europe.

In this and other documents from 793, 796 and 799 it is confirmed that citizens of the municipality Manolfingen bequeathed fields and meadows to the monastery Lorsch.

[2] As a direct consequence of the Thirty Years' War, Mainflingen and the surrounding communities had suffered severe population losses.

[2] The coat of arms was approved by the Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sport on 2 June 1955.