On the one hand, the Landgrave was not happy with the addition of "Bad", as he felt that omitting the suffix "vor der Höhe" would diminish the centuries-old status of the residence of the landgrave's Hessian dynasty. The Kurverein argued that it would be in the interests of traffic, as there were around 25 towns with the same or similar-sounding names. In addition, the name Bad Homburg was particularly suitable for making the town better known at home and abroad as a spa resort.
in 1912, it was the magistrate who agreed to the name suffix "Bad" and the historical addition "vor der Höhe". There was fierce opposition from the responsible ministry, so the matter was brought to the Emperor personally. His Majesty's special relationship with Homburg vor der Höhe decided in favor of the town being allowed to call itself Bad Homburg vor der Höhe from 22.11.1912 with "Allerhöchster Zustimmung".
782 First mention of Dietigheim as "Villa Tidenheim" in the Lorsch Codex
12. Construction of Homburg Castle in the16th century on the site of today's castle courtyard
around 1330 Acquisition of market rights and thus trading center and legal seat
1354 Johann Brendel founds the Homburg dynasty of burgraves
1622 Founding of the landgrave dynasty of Hesse-Homburg by Frederick I
1680 Laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the landgrave's castle
1684 Opening of the first pharmacy in Homburg
1685 Founding of the new town of Homburg by Landgrave Friedrich II.
1771 Goethe's stay in Homburg ("Pilgers Morgenlied")
1789 First publication of the "Hochfürstliche Hessen Homburg privileged weekly state newspaper and conversation news"
1834 Discovery of the Elisabethenbrunnen by Dr. Chr. E. Trapp
1841 Construction of the first Kursaal building by the Blanc brothers
1842 Foundation of the first casino by the Blanc brothers
1859 Opening of the railroad line to Frankfurt
1863 Completion of the second Kurhaus
1866 Death of the last Landgrave and transfer of the Landgraviate to the Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt. Incorporation into the Kingdom of Prussia follows in the same year
1866 Consecration of the new synagogue
1867 Incorporation of the Homburg district into the newly created Obertaunus district
1867 King Wilhelm I of Prussia visits Homburg for the first time
1868 Consecration of the English Church
1872 Closure of the casino and transfer of spa operations to municipal management
1883 Foundation of the trade association and a trade training school
1888 Emperor Wilhelm II declares Homburg his summer residence
1890 Homburg is granted self-government
1895 Consecration of the Catholic St. Mary's Church
1899 Consecration of the Russian Chapel
1899 Commissioning of the electric streetcar (Bahnhof-Dornholzhausen-Gotisches Haus-Kirdorf)
1901 Incorporation of Kirdorf
1904 Opening of the hospital in Taunusstrasse
1907 Commissioning of the new railroad station
1907 Foundation of a savings bank by Ritter von Marx
1907 Thai King Chulalongkorn (Rama V of Siam) visits Homburg for a health cure
1908 Consecration of the Protestant Church of the Redeemer
1912 Introduction of the official name Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
1927 Construction of the Seedamm outdoor pool
1935 First lantern festival
1937 Incorporation of Gonzenheim
1938 Destruction of the synagogue
1945 Heavy bombing, destruction of the Kurhaus
1952 Inauguration of the new Kurhaus
1953 Sponsorship of Marienbad
1956 Foundation of the twinning ring with five twin towns
1958 Introduction of the city bus service
1965 Award of the European flag to Bad Homburg
1972 Incorporation of Ober-Eschbach, Ober-Erlenbach and Dornholzhausen through voluntary border change agreements
1980 Opening of the "Taunus-Therme" thermal baths
1982 1200th anniversary celebrations
1984 World record "The longest banquet table in the world"; spa and congress center built in place of the Kurhaus from 1952
2007 Second Sala-Thai inaugurated in the spa park at the Chulalongkorn spring
2012 100 years of the spa
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