Hochheim, Texas
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| Coordinates: 29°18′45″N 97°17′30″W / 29.31250°N 97.29167°WCoordinates: 29°18′45″N 97°17′30″W / 29.31250°N 97.29167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | DeWitt |
| Elevation | 354 ft (108 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
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Hochheim (/ˈhoʊhaɪm/ HOH-hyme) is an unincorporated community in DeWitt County, Texas, United States. It was founded as a settlement for German immigrants along the Guadalupe River.
Hochheim is located at 29°18′45″N 97°17′30″W / 29.3124676°N 97.2916555°W, 354 feet (108 m) above sea level. It is located on the Texas Coastal Plain.
The Guadalupe River passes through the town, and the present-day site is believed to be the location that Spanish explorers including Alonso de Leon, used to cross the river. Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca is regarded as the first European to encounter the river at this location circa 1528. He named it, "The River of Nuts" due to the large concentration of pecan trees that grow naturally along the river's banks.
In 1848, Volentine Hoch, a German immigrant from the disputed Alsace-Lorraine region, traveled to the rolling hills near the lower Guadalupe River with his son, after arriving in America at the port of Indianola, Texas. Upon arrival to the hills, Hoch remarked: "Here we shall build our home." Construction of the home soon began from the stones at the Guadalupe River bed, and was completed several years thereafter. Others with surnames that included Crawford, Helms, Humphrey, Steen, Morrisse, Times, and Schwab, began to build homes and establish businesses in the area; soon the community of Hochheim was established. The name could be translated to mean "Hoch's home" for the earliest settler, or "High home" for the fact that Hoch constructed his home on a hill. Townspeople also referred to the settlement as "Dutchtown".
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