Hochheim am Main

Hochheim am Main
Coat of arms of Hochheim am Main Coat of arms
Hochheim am Main
Location of Hochheim am Main within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Taunus-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Dirk Westedt (FWG)
Area
• Total	19.43 km2 (7.50 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	16,838
• Density	870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	65239
Dialling codes	06146
Vehicle registration	MTK
Website	www.hochheim.de

Hochheim am Main (or simply Hochheim) is a town in the Main-Taunus district of the state of Hessen, Germany. It is located near the right bank of the Main River three miles above the branch into the Rhine, as well as on the German Timber-Frame Road.

Historical reference to Hochheim can be found, in the chronicles, as early as the 8th century. Hochheim is the site of an Austrian military victory over the French Empire on November 7, 1813.

Located in the Rheingau, Hochheim has historically been a center of trade in wine. The English word Hock, a generic term for Rhine wine, is derived from Hochheim.

Children of Hochheim attend school in Hochheim until the 10th grade. After 10th grade if they choose to continue with a gymnasium, they have to attend schools outside of Hochheim in Wiesbaden or Mainz. Hochheim's sister city is Le Pontet and Waupaca, Wisconsin

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  Old Town of Hochheim am Main with the old cemetery

• Hochheim Suedstadt 2005 08 13.jpg

  South of Hochheim am Main

Noted residents

• Anne Heitmann, Poet
• Elena Heller, Artist

References

From the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica

• Schüler, Geschichte der Hochheim am Main (Hochheim, 1888)

External links

• Official website of the government of Hochheim, in German

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