Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, usually called Bad Homburg, is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis in Hesse, Germany, on the southern slope of the Taunus mountains and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Its documented history rests on a chronicle that names Wortwin von Hohenberch as founder about 1180. From 1622 it was capital of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg until Prussia absorbed it in 1866. Mineral springs, found in 1834, and a casino made it an international spa town, and Kaiser Wilhelm II made its castle his imperial summer residence from 1888. The prefix Bad was conferred in 1912. Today it is counted among the wealthiest towns in Germany and hosts the Bad Homburg Open tennis tournament.
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1. Bad Homburg (Wikipedia)
History, medieval origins
mentions Wortwin (or Ortwin) von Hohenberch as Homburg's founder about 1180
On Continent: Europe, Lead, location in Germany
is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany
Part Of: Germany, Lead
is the district town of the Hochtaunuskreis, Hesse, Germany
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