Oberstedten is one of four town subdivisions (''Stadtteile'') and one of three boroughs (''Ortsbezirke'') of

Oberursel Oberursel (Taunus) () is a town in Germany and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. It is located to the north west of Frankfurt, in the Hochtaunuskreis county. It is the 13th largest town in Hesse. In 2011, the town hosted the 51st Hes ...

, located north of the core city and immediately northwest of

Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

in Germany. It is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area at the border of

Bad Homburg 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 Regional Authority, Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. The town's offic ...

History

Oberstedten was first mentioned 817 AD under the Name "Stetine". Later it was divided in Ober-, Mittel- and Niederstedten. In the very neighbourhood the knight's castle Hohenberg has been built, which was sold in 1200 AD to Gottfried von Eppstein. Today it is known as the

Bad Homburg Castle Bad Homburg Castle (''Schloss Bad Homburg'') is a castle and palace in the German city of Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. Originally the residence of the Landgraves of Hesse-Homburg, it was first built in the 12th century. All but the keep was demolish ...

with the famous "Bergfried" (white tower)Schloss und Schlosspark Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe
schloesser-hessen.de (German) Around this castle the town Bad Homburg was founded by assimilating Mittel- and Niederstedten. 1972 Oberstedten was incorporated in Oberursel, but still has the area code of Bad Homburg (06172).

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City of Oberursel (municipality)
Hochtaunuskreis * Villages in Hesse {{Hesse-geo-stub