Oberstedten

Oberstedten is one of five town districts of Oberursel, located north of the core city and immediately northwest of Frankfurt am Main in Germany. It is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area at the border of Bad Homburg.

Oberstedten
village of Oberursel (Taunus)
View of Oberstedten (in May)
Coat of arms
Location of Oberstedten
Oberstedten
Oberstedten
Coordinates:
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictHochtaunuskreis
TownOberursel (Taunus)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
61440
Dialling codes06172
Vehicle registrationHG
WebsiteCity of Oberursel (municipality)

History

Oberstedten was first mentioned 817 AD under the Name "Stetine". Later it was divided in Ober-, Mittel- and Niederstedten. In the very neighbourhood the knight's castle Hohenberg has been built, which was sold in 1200 AD to Gottfried von Eppstein. Today it is known as the Bad Homburg Castle with the famous "Bergfried" (white tower)[1]

Around this castle the town Bad Homburg was founded by assimilating Mittel- and Niederstedten.

1972 Oberstedten was incorporated in Oberursel, but still has the area code of Bad Homburg (06172).

References
  1. Schloss und Schlosspark Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe, schloesser-hessen.de (German)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.