Bad Homburg
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is a town in the district of Hochtaunuskreis, in the state of Hesse, Germany. It is on the southern side of the Taunus mountains.
The town's full name is "Bad Homburg v.d.Höhe." This name helps to tell it apart from other places named Homburg.[1]
Mayors
[change | change source]Alexander Hetjes is the current mayor of Bad Homburg.[2]
Notable people
[change | change source]- Johanna Quandt (1926–2015), businesswoman, major shareholder of BMW.
- Reinhard Genzel (born 1952), astrophysicist, Nobel Prize recipient.
- Susanne Klatten (born 1962), daughter of Johanna Quandt, BMW heiress[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Hauptsatzung der Stadt Bad Homburg v.d. Höhe (Hochtaunuskreis, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 2024-10-28.
- ↑ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ↑ Der Spiegel, October 12, 2007, Breaking the Silence.... retrieved October 2024