The first written mention of "Rucilesheim", or "the house of Rucile", is in an inventory of royal hunting rights around the year 840.

In 1980 the mayor of Rüsselsheim Dr. Karl-Heinz Storsberg set up a museum-vineyard near the castle which celebrates 550 Years of Riesling.

The population reached a new record of 63,000 inhabitants in 1978, with rapid post-war reconstruction fed first by refugees from the former German territories in Eastern Europe (Heimatvertriebene), then by immigrants attracted by the Opel factories.

The nine member American crew was captured and under guard was placed on a train to a POW camp routed thorough Rüsselsheim.

Due to damage done to the railyards, the captured crew and their guards were forced to alight and walk to another location to catch another train.

Assuming the crew were "Canadians" and that they had taken part in the bombing of their city the night before, this group grew larger.

After the War (1946) when Rüsselsheim was under occupation by the American Army, the killings came to light and the bodies located.

(see Wolfsangel: A German City on Trial 1945–48, by August Nigro (Brassey's Inc, London, August 2000; 186pp) (ISBN 1574882457)) The car manufacturer Opel and the ideal transportation location with many motorway connections and direct train connections from Rüsselsheim station to Mainz, Frankfurt am Main, Wiesbaden and Darmstadt have resulted in the establishment of many businesses and the attraction of many commuters in Rüsselsheim.

The founder, Adam Opel, began as a trainee mechanic and founded a sewing machine factory.

The theatre's programming consists of plays, concerts, operas, operettas, musicals, ballet, and dancing.

[citation needed] These include:[citation needed] Event spaces: Großsporthalle (formerly known as Walter-Köbel-Halle) (2,500 spectators) Swimming pools: Freizeitbad an der Lache, Waldschwimmbad, Opelbad (no longer in use) Stadiums: Stadion am Sommerdamm, with a field including bleachers and an artificial field for hockey Boathouses: Bootshaus des Rudervereins Rüsselsheim am Main Rüsselsheim features a large number of clubs.