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Hofheim, Hesse

Hofheim (often Hofheim am Taunus to distinguish it with another Hofheim in Bavaria) is a small German city, the capital of the district Main-Taunus in the west of Hesse. Population 40863 (2002), geographical position 50° 6' North 8° 25' East. The city was first mentioned in 1262 as Hoveheim.

The city is located at the south side of the Taunus mountains, 17 km west of Frankfurt and 17 km west of Wiesbaden and Mainz.

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