Place description

Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, on the southern slope of the Taunus mountains. Bad Homburg is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. The town's official name is Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe, which distinguishes it from other places named Homburg. It is known best for its mineral springs and spa (hence the prefix Bad, meaning "bath"), and for its casino.

At present, Bad Homburg is one of the wealthiest towns in Germany (while 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 is Champagnerluft und Tradition (Champagne air and tradition)

Important landmarks/places nearby

Herzbergturm
Russian Orthodox Church
Church of the Redeemer
Bad Homburg Palace (Landgraves' Castle & Castle Park)
Römerkastell Saalburg und archäologischer Park

Crime rate

In 2016, Germany had a murder rate of 1.18 per 100,000 population.

Nearby Airports

Frankfurt Airport
Mannheim City Airport
Frankfurt–Hahn Airport
Cologne Bonn Airport

Nearby Subways and train stations

Bad Homburg Bahnhof
Oberursel (Taunus) Lahnstraß

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