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Hochheim am Main

Town in Hesse, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Hochheim am Main within Main-Taunus-Kreis district

(2021–27) Dirk Westedt^[1]Area

• Total19.43 km² (7.50 sq mi)Elevation

129 m (423 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total18,538 • Density950/km² (2,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

65239

Dialling codes06146Vehicle registrationMTKWebsitewww.hochheim.de

Hochheim am Main (German pronunciation: [ˈhoːxˌhaɪ̯m am ˌmaɪ̯n] ^ⓘ; Old English: Hockamore) is a town in the Main-Taunus district of the German state of Hesse. It is located near the right bank of the river Main^[3] three miles above its confluence with the Rhine, as well as on the German Timber-Frame Road.

Geography

Location

Located in the Rheingau, Hochheim has historically been a centre of the wine trade. The English word "hock", a generic term for Rhine wine,^[3] is derived from Hochheim.

History

There is a historical reference to Hochheim in the chronicles as early as the 7th century.^[3] Hochheim is the site of an Austrian military victory over the French Empire on 7 November 1813.

South of Hochheim am Main

Town partnerships

Hochheim has the following twinned towns:^[4]

Le Pontet, France since 1987
Bonyhád, Hungary since 1997
Kölleda

Education

Local children attend school in Hochheim until the Year 11 (UK) or 10th grade (US). After that, if they choose to continue with their education, they have to attend schools in Wiesbaden or Mainz.

Notable residents

Anne Heitmann, poet
Valentin Petry, cyclist
Carl Graeger (1849-1902), established Sekthaus Carl Graeger winery in 1877

References

^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Hochheim" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 554.
^ Website Hochheim (in German)

External links

Official website of the government of Hochheim, in German
There is literature about Hochheim am Main in the Hessian Bibliography
Cultural monuments in Hochheim am Main (185 data entries)
Literature by and about Hochheim am Main in the German National Library catalogue
Hochheim am Main at Curlie
digitalised version of the Hochheimer Stadtanzeiger (local paper) 1911–1932
Postal history, philately, postcards and archives