Hochheim am Main (;

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: Hockamore) is a town in the Main-Taunus district of the German state of

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. It is located near the right bank of the river

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three miles above its confluence with the

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, as well as on the

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Geography

Location

Located in the Rheingau, Hochheim has historically been a centre of the

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", a generic term for Rhine

, is derived from Hochheim.

History

There is a historical reference to Hochheim in the chronicles as early as the 7th century. Hochheim is the site of an

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military victory over the French Empire on 7 November 1813. image:Hochheim_Suedstadt_2005_08_13.jpg, South of Hochheim am Main

Town partnerships

Hochheim has the following twinned towns:Website Hochheim (in German)
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since 1987 *

Bonyhád Bonyhád (german: Bonnhard) is a town in Tolna County in Southwestern Hungary. Government It is governed by a city council and a mayor. The current mayor of Bonyhád is Filóné Ferencz Ibolya who has served in this capacity since 2014. Populati ...

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Kölleda Kölleda (until 1927 Cölleda) is a small rural town in Thuringia. The municipality belongs to the district of Sömmerda and is located about ten kilometres east of the district town of Sömmerda on the edge of the Thuringian Basin. It is the thi ...

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 Wiesbaden () is a city in central western Germany and the capital of the state of Hesse. , it had 290,955 inhabitants, plus approximately 21,000 United States citizens (mostly associated with the United States Army). The Wiesbaden urban area ...

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...

Notable residents

Anne Heitmann Anne Heitmann (born in Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a poet and writer. Biography She moved after her marriage to Frankfurt. Today she lives in Hochheim am Main. Since 1980, Heitmann's poetry and prose have appeared in a number of maga ...

, poet *

Valentin Petry Valentin Petry (5 May 1928 – 25 May 2016) was a German racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mount ...

, cyclist *Carl Graeger (1849-1902), established Sekthaus Carl Graeger winery in 1877

References

External links

Official website of the government of Hochheim, in German
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Cultural monuments in Hochheim am Main
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digitalised version of the ''Hochheimer Stadtanzeiger'' (local paper) 1911–1932

Postal history, philately, postcards and archives
Towns in Hesse Main-Taunus-Kreis Rheingau {{Hesse-geo-stub