The Landgraviate of Hesse-Homburg was originally founded in 1622 and lasted until 1866. The small county was ruled by a total of twelve landgraves. When the male line came to an end, the landgraviate initially went to Hesse-Darmstadt and was later annexed by Prussia.
This app lists and describes some sixty-odd "Historical Sites of the Landgraviate", all of which have remained to this day. These locations include historical buildings, parks and commemorative stones, amongst other things. Of course, not all of the sites are as clearly related to the landgraviate as Homburg Castle, for example. Sometimes, it's merely a small monument, such as the so-called "manor stones" used to mark a parcel of land belonging to the landgraviate. These stones, after hundreds of years, may still be found sitting along the roadside here and there. Whether large or small, the reminders of Bad Homburg's landgravial past are still evident at most every turn.
Our app has been conceived primarily with ramblers -- that is, people moving around on foot -- in mind. The descriptive texts have intentionally been kept brief, detailed information is available upon further, individual investigation.
The app itself was developed thanks to a collaboration between the City of Bad Homburg and the State Castles and Gardens of Hesse. The original texts were provided by Prof Barbara Dölemeyer, Dr Astrid Krüger, Lena Liebau, Dr Peter Lingens, Andreas Mengel, Eva Schweiblmeier and Elisabeth Weymann. Translations were provided by Alexander S. Jewell-Thomas, while all photos were taken by Christian Müringer.
