Höchst im Odenwald
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 Höchst im Odenwald
Location of Höchst im Odenwald within Odenwaldkreis district
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| Coordinates: 49°48′N 09°00′E / 49.800°N 9.000°ECoordinates: 49°48′N 09°00′E / 49.800°N 9.000°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Odenwaldkreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Horst Bitsch | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 30.51 km2 (11.78 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 10,076 | |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 64739 | |
| Dialling codes | 06163 | |
| Vehicle registration | ERB | |
| Website | www.hoechst-i-odw.de | |
Höchst im Odenwald (officially Höchst i. Odw.) is a community in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.
Höchst lies 25 km east of Darmstadt, in the northern Odenwald at elevations between 175 and 400 m.
Höchst borders in the north on the town of Groß-Umstadt (Darmstadt-Dieburg) and the town of Breuberg, in the east on the community of Lützelbach, in the south on the town of Bad König, in the southwest on the community of Brensbach and in the west on the community of Otzberg (Darmstadt-Dieburg).
Höchst's Ortsteile, besides the main centre, also called Höchst, are Annelsbach, Dusenbach, Forstel, Hassenroth i.Odw., Hetschbach, Hummetroth, Mümling-Grumbach and Pfirschbach.
The Höchster Becken ("Höchst Basin"), was permanently settled, as were other favourable locations, no later than the New Stone Age. Many Stone Age remnants as well as finds from Celtic and Roman times bear witness to this. In the outlying centre of Hummetroth, a Roman villa rustica from the 2nd century was unearthed and may be visited as an open-air museum. It is known as the Römische Villa Haselburg.
Höchst had its first documentary mention in 1156. Its overlords in the Middle Ages were, among others, the Lords of Breuberg, the Counts of Wertheim, the Lords of Eppstein and the Counts of Erbach. By the time that the Thirty Years' War was over, the community had nearly died out, recovering only very slowly.
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