The landgrave did not want the addition of "Bad". He wanted to omit the addition "vor der Höhe". He wanted to keep the residence of the Landgrave of Hesse's princely house. The spa association said that the addition of "Bad" was good for traffic. There are many towns with similar names. The name Bad Homburg made the town known as a spa town.
in 1912, the magistrate agreed to the addition of "Bad" and "vor der Höhe". The ministry was against it. The Kaiser decided in favor of the town. Since 22.11.1912, the town has been called Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. The Kaiser agreed.
782 Dietigheim is mentioned for the first time. The name is "Villa Tidenheim". This is recorded in the Lorsch Codex.
12. Homburg Castle is built in the 16thcentury. It stands on the site of today's castle courtyard.
around 1330 Dietigheim is granted market rights. It becomes a trading center and a place of justice.
1354 Johann Brendel founds the Homburg dynasty of burgraves.
1622 Frederick I founds the landgrave dynasty of Hesse-Homburg.
1680 Construction of the Landgrave's castle begins.
1684 The first Homburg pharmacy opens.
1685 Landgrave Friedrich II founds the new town of Homburg.
1771 Goethe visits Homburg. He writes "Pilgers Morgenlied".
1789 The "Hochfürstliche Hessen Homburg privilegierte wöchentliche Staatszeitung und Konversationsnachrichten" appears for the first time.
1834 Dr. Chr. E. Trapp discovers the Elisabethenbrunnen fountain.
1841 The Blanc brothers build the first Kursaal building.
1842 The Blanc brothers found the first casino.
1859 The railroad line to Frankfurt is opened.
1863 The second Kurhaus is completed.
1866 The last landgrave dies. The Landgraviate goes to the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt. In the same year, it becomes part of Prussia.
1866 The new synagogue is consecrated.
1867 The district of Homburg becomes part of the new Obertaunuskreis.
1867 King Wilhelm I of Prussia visits Homburg for the first time.
1868 The English Church is consecrated.
1872 The casino closes. The town takes over the spa business.
1883 The trade association and a trade training school are founded.
1888 Emperor Wilhelm II declares Homburg his summer residence.
1890 Homburg is granted self-government.
1895 The Catholic St. Mary's Church is consecrated.
1899 The Russian Chapel is consecrated.
1899 The electric streetcar goes into operation. It runs from the station via Dornholzhausen and Gotisches Haus to Kirdorf.
1901 Kirdorf is incorporated.
1904 The hospital in Taunusstrasse opens.
1907 The new railroad station is put into operation.
1907 Ritter von Marx founds a savings bank.
1907 The Thai King Chulalongkorn (Rama V of Siam) takes a cure in Homburg.
1908 The Protestant Church of the Redeemer is consecrated.
1912 The official name "Bad Homburg vor der Höhe" is introduced.
1927 The Seedamm outdoor pool is built.
1935 The first lantern festival takes place.
1937 Gonzenheim is incorporated.
1938 The synagogue is destroyed.
1945 A heavy bombing raid destroys the Kurhaus.
1952 The new Kurhaus is inaugurated.
1953 Bad Homburg takes over the sponsorship of Marienbad.
1956 The twinning ring with five twin towns is founded.
1958 The city bus service is introduced.
1965 Bad Homburg receives the European flag.
1972 Ober-Eschbach, Ober-Erlenbach and Dornholzhausen are incorporated through voluntary border change agreements.
1980 The "Taunus-Therme" thermal baths are opened.
1982 The 1200th anniversary celebrations take place.
1984 The world record "The longest banquet table in the world" is set. The Kur- und Kongreß-Zentrum is built in place of the Kurhaus from 1952.
2007 The second Sala-Thai in the Kurpark at the Chulalongkorn spring is inaugurated.
2012 Bad Homburg celebrates 100 years of the spa.
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