Höchberg

Höchberg
Coat of arms
Höchberg
Location of Höchberg within Würzburg district
Coordinates: 49°46′59″N 09°52′54″E / 49.78306°N 9.88167°E / 49.78306; 9.88167Coordinates: 49°46′59″N 09°52′54″E / 49.78306°N 9.88167°E / 49.78306; 9.88167
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Würzburg
Government
• Mayor	Peter Stichler (SPD)
Area
• Total	7.55 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	9,329
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	97204
Dialling codes	0931
Vehicle registration	WÜ
Website	www.hoechberg.de

Höchberg is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany. Höchberg borders, in the east, directly on the city of Würzburg. Höchberg consists of two main urban areas: Altort and Hexenbruch. Residential construction areas have been added in recent years, for example "Mehle" and " Mehle II".

The earliest recorded official reference to Höchberg dates from 748.

Jewish families resided in Höchberg at least since the late 1600s. They established a Jewish cemetery and erected a synagogue in 1721, which was plundered in the November pogrom in 1938 by SA members. Since 1951, the building has served as a Protestant church. Today, a plaque at the church entry and a monument at the Jewish cemetery commemorate these facts.