The district in the north-west of Bad Homburg is a popular residential area and borders on the Oberursel district of Oberstedten. In a scenic location on the edge of the Taunus forests, Dornholzhausen has retained its own character.
Dornholzhausen is well connected to Bad Homburg via city bus routes 1 and 11. Via the B456, you can reach the towns and communities in Usinger Land to the north via Saalburg and the towns in the front Taunus and the A 661 highway to the south.
The district has an elementary school, childcare facilities and a retirement home with a day care center for the elderly. Numerous clubs make a valuable contribution to the community. With the clubhouse and the Peter-Schall-Haus, there are two options for renting rooms for clubs and private events. There is a voluntary fire department and a fire station. The Waldensian Church forms the center of Protestant community life. On Lindenallee you will find various stores for your daily needs. The district cemetery is located on the north-eastern edge of Dornholzhausen.
On the southern edge of Dornholzhausen lies the Landgrave Garden Landscape. With the Hirschgarten, the Buschwiesen and the Forstgarten, among others, it offers numerous opportunities for excursions. The Gothic House can also be found there; the former hunting lodge and pleasure palace now houses the municipal historical museum and the municipal archives.
In the immediate vicinity of the district you will also find the Erlenhof stud farm, a golf course, beautiful hiking trails and interesting natural monuments such as the Süntel beech tree in the Forstgarten, the Elisabethenstein or the Marmorstein rock formation.
With the Artlantis Gallery in Tannenwaldweg, the Bad Homburg art association Artlantis e.V. enriches the cultural life of the district.
Dornholzhausen was first mentioned in a document in 1222 and can look back on a varied history since then. in 1699, a new settlement was founded by French Waldensian families on the site of the destroyed village. The present church was consecrated on Ascension Day 1726. In the first years of their settlement, the religious refugees lived mainly from agriculture, later the people began to work for the hosiery and flannel manufacturers.
The people kept their French language in church services until 1857, and it even remained in the school until 1884. With the establishment of the electric railroad from Homburg to Dornholzhausen in 1899, people began to emphasize the good air and the beautiful location.
Dornholzhausen has had a local advisory council since 1972 as a result of the agreements on incorporation in the course of the territorial reform. This political body is elected by the citizens of the district in local elections. The rights and duties of the local advisory council can be found in the Hessian municipal code. For example, the local advisory council can comment on all issues affecting the district. The committee usually meets monthly in the clubhouse in public sessions.
