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Bad Homburg - History & Personalities
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is a city where history comes alive. The medieval White Tower and the castle- built by Landgrave Friedrich II 300 years ago, are only two sightseeing tipps for this 1200 year old city.
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (official: Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe) is the main town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus, bordering among others Frankfurt am Main and Oberursel. The town's formal name is Bad Homburg vor der Höhe (translated as Bad Homburg at the foot of the hills, to distinguish it from other places of the same name), abbreviated as Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe.
Elevation: 130 to 250 m in the town (128 to 683 m in the whole area); Position: 50° 13’ 45” N, 8° 36’ 43” E; Population: 52000.
The town is best known for its medically used mineral waters and spa (hence the prefix Bad, "bath"), and for its casino.
Today, Bad Homburg is again one of the wealthiest towns in Germany, in part thanks to its vicinity near Frankfurt, as many of the directors and employees of the Frankfurt banks live in Bad Homburg. (The Hochtaunuskreis and the Landkreis Starnberg regularly compete for the "title" of the wealthiest district in Germany.)
As of 2004, the town's marketing slogan was: Champagnerluft und Tradition (Champagne air and tradition).
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