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Eppstein
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Eppstein is a town in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. Eppstein lies west of Frankfurt am Main, around 12 km north east of the state capital Wiesbaden, to the north, Eppstein borders the city of Idstein and the municipality of Glashütten. To the east is the city of Kelkheim, to the south the city of Hofheim, and to the west the city of Wiesbaden, Eppstein consists of five areas, Bremthal, Ehlhalten, Eppstein, Niederjosbach and Vockenhausen. Bremthal has a railway stop on line S2. With approximately 5000 inhabitants, Bremthal is the most populous quarter of Eppstein, Bremthal has several associations e. g. a brass band, Germania singing association, Liederkranz singing association, an association of small animal breeders and a volunteer fire brigade. Bremthal was founded by the Lords of Eppstein in the 10th/11th century because the valley around their castle did not allow for arable land. Bremthals church, St. Margareta, was built in 1889, the church has a baptismal font from an earlier church on the site. A small skate park and forest adventure path off the Wildsachsenerstraße are fun for children, Niederjosbach has a rapid-transit railway stop on line S2 as well as a bus connection to the Wiesbadener transportation network. Motorway connections are about 3 minutes away, in Niederjosbach is a large campsite, the very well-maintained terrace-like Taunuscamp, which is on the Sonnenhang. It is open all year round, there is an industrial area and several craft enterprises, as well as an urban kindergarten with three groups. The Catholic community centre Am Honigbaum is used for church and also for private, the place has been part of Eppstein since 1972. The Niederjosbach coat of arms has a silver fir tree on a red background, Vockenhausen is the seat of the mayor. The administration is distributed between the two city halls in Vockenhausen and Eppstein, on the Vockenhäuser Gemarkung are the Freiherr-vom-Stein-Schule and the Burg-Schule. This Stadtteil of Eppstein was founded around 1100 by the Lords of Eppstein, historically, the area was a site for manufacturing. A number of mills made use of the stream runs through the town. The Bergstraße—also called the Schmerzberg during an annual May 1 bike race—goes over the hill to Alt-Eppstein, Ehlhalten is the part with the fewest number of inhabitants but the largest area due to its rather big forests. According to legend, Ehlhalten once provided a cutter that tailors used at the water of the brook in Ehlhalten, as the water rose and fell, affecting the measurement of the inch, people cried, Elle halten. Ehlhalten was also the name of a settlement in the municipal forest near a source and it was burned down however by soldiers and destroyed completely
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Kelkheim
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Kelkheim is a town in the Main-Taunus-Kreis district in Hesse, Germany. Located on the slopes of the Taunus mountains, Kelkheim is noted for its attractive scenery. Kelkheim is located approximately 10 km to the west of Frankfurt, wiesbaden, the state capital of Hesse, is about 25 km away, while the Mainz, the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, is about 30 km away. Kelkheim is subdivided into six boroughs Kelkheim-Mitte, Münster, Hornau, Fischbach, Kelkheim is connected to both Frankfurt and Königstein by rail, while bus connections exist to Eppstein, Königstein, Liederbach and Sulzbach. Frankfurt Airport serves as the main international airport
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Bad Soden
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Bad Soden is a town and spa in the Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hessen, Germany. Bad Soden is a town for commuters working in Frankfurt am Main. It is known for its various springs, which contain carbonic acid gas, the waters are used both internally and externally, and are widely exported. Soden lozenges, condensed from the waters, are also in great demand, Bad Soden has a large and well-appointed Kurhaus, an Evangelical and a Roman Catholic church, and a small hospital. It also has a building by the architect Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Gall 1992–2004, Kurt E. Elvira Bach, German artist and painter, she was born in Neuenhain and lives in Berlin since 1970 Sabine Winter, German table tennis player, was born in Bad Soden. In Ivan Turgenevs Spring Torrents, Dimitry Sanin takes a trip with his lover, Gemma, and her current fiancé to Soden. This article incorporates text from a now in the public domain, Chisholm, Hugh. Internetauftritt der Stadt Bad Soden am Taunus There is literature about Bad Soden in the Hessian Bibliography Literature by and about Bad Soden in the German National Library catalogue
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Schwalbach am Taunus
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Schwalbach am Taunus, a town in the Main-Taunus-Kreis district, in Hesse, Germany, population about 14,000, is a dormitory town to Frankfurt, situated some 11 km east of Schwalbach. There is evidence of habitation dating back to Neolithic times. Until the end of the Second World War, it was a farming village, Schwalbach was granted Gemeinde status in 1970. In Roman times Schwalbach was about 12 km from the Limes, the discovery of the a Viergötterstein showing Hercules, Mercury, Juno and Minerva that has been dated to 180 AD suggests the existence of a villa rustica. Subsequent discoveries include that of a Merovingian grave suggesting that the territory was also a Frankish settlement, the first time Schwalbach was mentioned documentarily was in 781 AD, when a knight named Starcfrit and his mother Mechthilt made a gift to the cloister Lorsch at the Bergstrasse. This gift was 70 joch about 25 hectares arable farm land, for centuries Schwalbach was a small farming village with a population of 200, at most 300 inhabitants. It was always a dependency of one or another outside lord and in the year 1635 came into the lordship of Königstein, in the castle of Schwalbach, the there committed knights of the gentry, execute their sovereignty and also jurisdiction as steward or sheriffs. After the secularisation in 1803 and with the dissolution of the Electorate of Mainz. In 1866, after the Austro-Prussian War, Schwalbach was incorporated into the province of Hesse-Nassau, in 1928 it became part of the Main-Taunus-Kreis district. In mid-19th century Schwalbach is still a village, whose population lives nearly solely out of the agriculture, in 1843 about 100 houses with 165 families and altogether 703 inhabitants were counted. Not until the Franco-Prussian War from 1870/71, first changes were to bespoken in Schwalbach, young men work as craftsmen in the industrial enterprises of the near suburbs of Frankfurt. A slight increase of the class, as well as a steady rise of the popularity of Schwalbach as an excursion destination for the citizens of Frankfurt is registered. From 1,500 in 1925 to 3,300 in 1956 the population figure increases steadily, the Second World War made also a mark on Schwalbach am Taunus. Four aerial attacks claimed nearly 40 dead people, the grave aerial attack occurs on 25 September 1944. The population of Schwalbach is growing by leaps and bounds in those years, in 1970 about 14,000 inhabitants were counted. On May 9,1970 Schwalbach preserved the municipal law, from the small farming village, which was often called “Little Schwalbach”, a modern city with many benefits came up. The town is located between Taunus mountain range, about 10 km from the Kleiner Feldberg, and the River Main. Although the centre of the city of Frankfurt am Main is about 10 km from Schwalbach centre, the original settlement, now known as Alt-Schwalbach, was built at the confluence of the Sauerbornbach and the Waldbach
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Eschborn
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Eschborn is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse, Germany. It is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area and has a population of 20,789, Eschborn is home to numerous corporations due to its location in the central part of the Frankfurt urban area. Eschborn provides expansive views of the Taunus mountain ranges, especially the Altkönig, from Eschborn to the north there are numerous hiking and biking trails leading up to these green mountain zones. In winter, along and up those hills you will even cross country skiing slopes as well as downhill sled runs used by large crowds of people. A famous stop there is the Fuchstanz on the way to the top, cars must stay parked outside on marked parking areas along the main access roads. Among large corporations that have chosen Eschborn, the high-rises of Deutsche Bank, Vodafone, T Systems, most of old Eschborn is actually on the street Hauptstraße near the Eschborn S-Bahn station, including the Rathaus and some old churches. The FC Eschborn football team, established in 1930, plays for the Oberliga Hessen, two S-Bahn lines operate to Eschborn. They both connect to Frankfurt Central Station, other Companies with branches in Eschborn are, Deutsche Bank, Siemens, Deutsche Telekom, Ernst & Young, Conti and Vodafone. Arboretum Main-Taunus Heinrich von Kleist was quartered on 25 February 1795 as a lieutenant in Eschborn. He wrote two letters to his sister, karl-Heinz Koch, former Hessian minister of justice, father of Roland Koch Roland Koch, politician, former Hessian Prime Minister, grew up in Eschborn and still lives there today. Official website of the town of Eschborn Historische Gesellschaft Eschborn e. V, there is literature about Eschborn in the Hessian Bibliography Literature about Eschborn in the German National Library catalogue
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Hofheim, Hesse
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Hofheim 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 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 schools and several facilities for further education. The town also boasts one of the biggest swimming pools in the Frankfurt metropolitan area, 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 and via the A66 motorway. The towns borough comprises the villages of Marxheim, Diedenbergen, Lorsbach, Langenhain, Wallau and it is mainly surrounded by forest and open country. As well as being the centre of the district, Hofheim is the economic hub of the Main-Taunus-Kreis. In 1988, the hosted the 28th Hessentag state festival. 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
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Kriftel
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Kriftel is a municipality in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 16 km west of Frankfurt, Kriftel is also commonly known as Obstgarten des Vordertaunus, because of the fields around it which are mainly used for producing strawberries. In July AD754 the track carried the dead Saint Boniface rested over night in the village. To the honour of the saint the Bonifatiuskapelle was built, Kriftel was first mentioned documentary in 790. The Thirty Years War damaged a lot in Kriftel including the chapel which was not rebuilt until 1755 and it took that long because in 1661 a big fire destroyed the whole village. In 1959 the chapel had to be relocated because of the growing of the community, during the mid-1970s Kriftel had to fight for independence, because Hofheim, the capital of the Main-Taunus district wanted it to belong to it. Sister city is since 1981 the French city Airaines, the Platz von Airaines the train station is named after the partnership. Kriftel has two churches, the Catholic Church St. Vitus and the evangelic Resurrection Church and three schools, one school, a comprehensive school and a training school. Kriftel lies at the federal motorway A66 and the train line S2. Kriftel is known for its good leisure time facilities, Kriftel has a Freizeitpark with a swimming pool, places to play soccer, miniature golf and beach volleyball, a quarter pipe for skating and playgrounds. The village is also hosts various club activities, the most important clubs are the SV07 Kriftel and the Turn- und Sportverein Kriftel. Two feasts strengthen the community a lot and they are the Lindenblütenfest in summer and the Krifteler Kerb in autumn. Www. kriftel. de Official homepage of the administration www. feuerwehr-kriftel. de Homepage of the fire department There is literature about Kriftel in the Hessian Bibliography
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Hattersheim am Main
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Hattersheim am Main is a town in the Main-Taunus district, Hesse and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Hattersheim borders the city of Frankfurt in the northeast, in the southeast with Kelsterbach, the western neighboring towns are Flörsheim, Hofheim and Kriftel. Hattersheim consists of three districts, Eddersheim, Hattersheim und Okriftel, since then the town is called Hattersheim am Main. 4944 people lived here in 2004, there is a watergate on the river Main near the villages centre. The engineer and inventor Anton Flettner was born in Eddersheim,7561 people lived here in 2007. You can cross the river Main with by ferry, the next town on the other side of the river is Kelsterbach. The ferry boat operates in time on Sundays
