Wiesbaden-Dotzheim

Dotzheim
Borough of Wiesbaden
Dotzheim station on the Aartalbahn
Coat of arms
Dotzheim
Location of Dotzheim in Wiesbaden
Coordinates: 50°4′23″N 8°11′37″E / 50.07306°N 8.19361°E / 50.07306; 8.19361Coordinates: 50°4′23″N 8°11′37″E / 50.07306°N 8.19361°E / 50.07306; 8.19361
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
District	Urban district
City	Wiesbaden
Government
• Director of Borough	Manfred Ernst (CDU)
Area
• Total	18.27 km2 (7.05 sq mi)
Population (30.11.2008)
• Total	26,109
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	65199, 65201
Dialling codes	0611
Vehicle registration	WI
Website	http://www.wiesbaden.de/dotzheim

Dotzheim is a western borough of Wiesbaden, capital of the state of Hesse, Germany. It is the second largest borough of the city by area and, with over 26,000 inhabitants the second-most populated of Wiesbaden's suburban boroughs. It was the largest village in the former Duchy of Nassau. The formerly independent village was incorporated into Wiesbaden in 1928.

Dotzheim is located in the northwest of Wiesbaden. To the north and northwest are the wooded slopes of the Hochtaunus, or High Taunus Mountains. The primary peaks along its northern boundary are Hohe Wurzel (618 m) and Schläferskopf (454 m). The Weilburger Tal (Wielburg Valley), a valley complex formed by the Wielburger Bach stream and its tributaries, leads south from the mountains. After passing through the old village center, the stream enters the more extensive Belzbachtal. The ridges that border the Belzbach valley are the Schiersteiner Hang (Schierstein Slope) on the west and the Wiesbadener Kessel on the east. As the Belzbach enters the borough of Biebrich, it becomes the Mosbach, which flows into the Rhine at Biebrich Castle.

Dotzheim is bordered on the northwest by the municipality of Taunusstein and on the other sides by other boroughs of Wiesbaden. These are Klarenthal and Rheingauviertel to the northeast, Biebrich to the southeast, Schierstein to the south, and Frauenstein to the southwest.

The oldest evidence of settlement in the Belzbachtal comes from five closely spaced Celtic stone box graves (or cists) discovered in the area of Hohlstraße 3. The graves, made of uncut slabs of quartzite, are from the La Tène culture of the Late Iron Age - about 400 BC. There is also evidence of settlement from the Roman era. In 222, the first year of the reign of Emperor Severus Alexander, Fortunatus and Sejus dedicated an altar, a fragment of which was discovered.