![]() Quite possibly, though, a further cultural layer from an even earlier time lies waiting to be discovered underneath these remains. Most likely this building stood in connection with Wortwin's "castle". "Russian Chapel", or rather All Hallows' ChurchĪs early as 1962, in a dig under the Hirschgangflügel ("Hart Stalking Wing") at Bad Homburg's Schloss (stately home), two burnt layers were discovered, which the man conducting the dig, Günther Binding, took as evidence of two former castles having been built on the site one after the other, but each having burnt down later.įurther digs by the University of Frankfurt at Bad Homburg's Schloss in April 2006, once again initiated by Kurth and under Professor Henning's leadership, led to the discovery that it was actually only one burnt layer from a half-timbered building – possibly a castle with towers – which from ceramic finds could be dated to the 12th or 13th century. Landgraves' stately home with park and the Schlossturm ("Weißer Turm" or "White Tower"), Bad Homburg's landmarkīad Homburg Golf Club House in the Kurpark It appears that the historical record which makes mention of Wortwin (or Ortwin) von Hohenberch – as Homburg's founder – as a documentary witness in Eberbach in about 1180 is the first concrete evidence of the town's existence. The excavations showed that there was no evidence of settlement between the beginning of the Christian Era and the 13th century. In 2002 Kurth initiated archaeological digs by the University of Frankfurt under the leadership of Professor Joachim Henning. Local historian, Rüdiger Kurth, doubted these traditional stories based on his study of written sources and local factors. This connection is also reflected in street names. This Villa Tidenheim was equated with the Old Town, called "Dietigheim". Local tradition holds that Bad Homburg's documented history began with the mention of the Villa Tidenheim in the Lorsch codex, connected with the year 782. (The Hochtaunuskreis and the Landkreis Starnberg regularly compete for the title of the wealthiest district in Germany.)Īs of 2004, the town's marketing slogan was: Champagnerluft und Tradition (Champagne air and tradition). Today, Bad Homburg is again one of the wealthiest towns in Germany, in part thanks to its vicinity near Frankfurt, as many of the directors and employees of the Frankfurt banks live in Bad Homburg. ![]() The town is best known for its medically used mineral waters and spa (hence the prefix Bad, "bath"), and for its casino. Höhe.Įlevation: 130 to 250 m in the town (128 to 683 m in the whole area) The town's formal name is Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (translated as "Bad Homburg in front of the height" (= Taunus)", to distinguish it from other places of the same name), abbreviated as Bad Homburg v. d. ![]() Höheīad Homburg vor der Höhe is the district town of the Hochtaunus District, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt am Main and Oberursel. ![]()
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