Ober-Eschbach can look back on a long and varied history. The village appears to have been continuously inhabited for several thousand years before Christ.
The A5 and A661 are easily accessible from Ober-Eschbach via the Südring or Ostring ring roads. This district is ideally connected to Frankfurt city center by the U2 underground line, and city bus lines 1, 11, 2 and 12 run regularly in the direction of Bad Homburg. The Ober-Eschbach elementary school and daycare centers for various age groups offer good education and care. There is also a youth center. There is also a cemetery, a Catholic and a Protestant church.
The fire station on the church square provides space for vehicles and a room for rent. There are many businesses and stores around Ober-Eschbacher Straße. Also worth mentioning in this district are the accadis University and International School, which are located in the Südcampus business park. With its 21 hectares, the Südcampus business park is the second largest in Bad Homburg and advertises with the slogan "Live. Work. Learn.".
Ober-Eschbach borders directly on the district of Gonzenheim. Part of the old village wall can still be seen from the past. The river Eschbach flows along the wall. The two churches, one of which was a town hall for a long time, are also buildings worth seeing.
The activities of the clubs, which have joined together to form a club ring, form the center of social, cultural and sporting life. The annual Kerb, the Bachfest and other events have a firm place in the calendar.
Ober-Eschbach first appears in documents in 772. In the 13th century, the village split into Ober- and Nieder-Eschbach. Ober-Eschbach continued to expand around the church and two estates; the village fortifications, parts of which still exist, were built in the 15th century.
The Count of Hanau converted Ober-Eschbach to the Lutheran faith in 1596. This was followed by several years in which a Lutheran congregation was established. The church "Zur Himmelsforte" was consecrated in 1731. At the same time, a Reformed branch developed. Later, the two merged bit by bit to form a Lutheran-Reformed congregation, which continued to use the new Lutheran church. The old church was converted into the town hall. Around 1900, the people of the village still lived mainly from agriculture, later joined by stocking weaving and the dairy trade. in 1972, Ober-Eschbach became a district of Bad Homburg. Although the municipality belonged to the Grand Duchy of Hesse and was located in the district of Friedberg, the connections to the nearby spa town were more intensive. Ober-Eschbach has a distinct village character and long-established traditions. The district is constantly developing and integrating the newly created residential areas into social and cultural life.
Ober-Eschbach 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 on Wednesdays in the fire department's club room.
