Hochheim am Main

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Stadtwappen hochheim.jpeg
lat_deg = 50 |lat_min = 1 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 21 |lon_sec = 0
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Hessen
Regierungsbezirk = Darmstadt
Landkreis = Main-Taunus-Kreis
Höhe = 129
Fläche = 19.43
Einwohner = 16756
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 65239
Vorwahl = 06146
Kfz = MTK
Gemeindeschlüssel = 06 4 36 006
Straße = Burgeffstraße 30
Website = [http://www.hochheim.de/ www.hochheim.de]
Bürgermeister = Angelika Munck
Bürgermeistertitel = Bürgermeisterin
Partei = FWG

Hochheim am Main (or simply Hochheim) is a town in the Main-Taunus district of the state of Hessen, Germany. It is near the right bank of the Main River three miles above the branch into the Rhine.

Historical reference to Hochheim can be found, in the chronicles, as early as the 8th century. Hochheim is the site of an Austrian military victory over the French Empire on November 7, 1813.

Located in the Rheingau, Hochheim has historically been a center of trade in wine. The English word Hock, a generic term for Rhine wine, is derived from Hochheim.

Children of Hochheim attend school in Hochheim until the 10th grade. After 10th grade if they choose to continue with a gymnasium, they have to attend schools outside of Hochheim in Wiesbaden or Mainz. Hochheim's sister city is Le Pontet.

References

"From the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica"
*Schüler, Geschichte der Hochheim am Main (Hochheim, 1888)

External links

* [http://www.hochheim.de Official website of the government of Hochheim, in German]