Hofheim, Hesse | |
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) View of Hofheim | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Hofheim, Hesse within Main-Taunus-Kreis district  | |
)  Hofheim, Hesse ) Hofheim, Hesse | |
| Coordinates: 50°05′0″N 08°27′0″E / 50.08333°N 8.45000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Main-Taunus-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Vogt (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.38 km2 (22.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 136 m (446 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 39,647 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 65719 |
| Dialling codes | 06192, 06122, 06198 |
| Vehicle registration | MTK |
| Website | www.hofheim.de |
Hofheim (officially known as Hofheim am Taunus ) is the administrative centre of Main-Taunus district, in the south of the German state of Hesse. Its population at the end of 2017 was 40,421.
Geography
Location
The town is located on the south side of the Taunus hills, 17 km west of Frankfurt and 17 km east of both Wiesbaden and Mainz; Frankfurt Airport is 12 km to the south.
Hofheim is located in one of the fastest growing regions in Germany in terms of population and also in regard to economic productivity. Unemployment is the second lowest in the state of Hesse and one of the lowest in Germany.
It is mainly surrounded by forest and open country. As well as being the administrative centre of the district, Hofheim is the economic hub of the Main-Taunus-Kreis.
History
The town was first mentioned in 1262 as Hoveheim.
Town districts
The town's borough comprises the villages of Marxheim, Diedenbergen, Lorsbach, Langenhain (where the European Bahá'í House of Worship is located), Wallau and Wildsachsen.
Twin towns - sister cities
Hofheim is twinned with:[2]
Chinon, France, since 1967
Tiverton, England, United Kingdom, since 1980
Buccino, Italy, since 1980
Pruszcz Gdański, Poland, since 2012
Public transport
The city of Frankfurt is easily accessible by public transportation through overland trains and S-Bahn line S 2, stations in "Hofheim" and "Lorsbach" on the Main-Lahn Railway) and via the A66 motorway.
Education
Hofheim has secondary schools and several facilities for further education.
Leisure
Hofheim has numerous pubs and boasts one of the biggest swimming pools (the Rhein-Main Therme) in the Frankfurt metropolitan area. The pool is located at the northern area of the town.
Events
- A highlight used to be the annual 'Waeldchestag' festival which was celebrated the week after Corpus Christi and was a local public holiday with schools being closed. The celebration involved traditional local customs. Due to several political and financial reasons the festival was abolished in 2014 and replaced with a smaller event, the "Altstadtfest" (old town fair), taking place in the core of the old town.
- The Alois Kottmann Award for classical violin pieces in the canto-style is an international award bestowed following a competition during the International Days of Music Hesse Main-Taunus Hofheim which take place annually in May or June.
- In 1988, the town hosted the 28th Hessentag state festival.
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2019". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2020.
- ^ "Unsere Partnerstädte". hofheim.de (in German). Hofheim am Taunus. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
External links
- Official homepage
- There is literature about Hofheim, Hesse in the Hessian Bibliography
- Literature by and about Hofheim, Hesse in the German National Library catalogue