Hofheim, Hesse

Hofheim, Hesse
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Hofheim, Hesse
Location of Hofheim, Hesse within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
Coordinates: 50°05′0″N 08°27′0″E / 50.08333°N 8.45000°ECoordinates: 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	Gisela Stang (SPD)
Area
• Total	57.38 km^2 (22.15 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	39,476
• Density	690/km^2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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 2006 was 41,737. The town was first mentioned in 1262 as Hoveheim.

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 has numerous pubs, as well as secondary schools and several facilities for further education. The town also boasts one of the biggest swimming pools (the Rhine-Main Therme) in the Frankfurt metropolitan area; the pool is located on the northern outskirts of the town. Hofheim is located in one of the fastest growing regions in Germany in terms of population and also in regard to economical productivity. Unemployment is the second lowest in the state of Hesse and one of the lowest in Germany.

A highlight is the annual 'Waeldchestag' festival which is celebrated the week after Corpus Christi and is a local public holiday with schools being closed from 11 am onwards. The celebration involves traditional local customs.

Frankfurt is easily accessible by public transport (overland trains and S-Bahn line S 2, stations in "Hofheim" and "Lorsbach" on the Main-Lahn Railway) and via the A66 motorway. 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. 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.

Events

• 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

1. "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). August 2016.

External links

• http://www.hofheim.de - Official homepage
• There is literature about Hofheim, Hesse in the Hessian Bibliography
• Literature by and about Hofheim, Hesse in the German National Library catalogue