Höchberg
Appearance
Höchberg | |
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Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary | |
Location of Höchberg within Würzburg district ![]() | |
Coordinates:49°46′59″N09°52′54″E/ 49.78306°N 9.88167°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Unterfranken |
District | Würzburg |
Government | |
•Mayor(2020–26) | Alexander Knahn[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 7.55 km2(2.92 sq mi) |
Elevation | 280 m (920 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,592 |
• Density | 1,300/km2(3,300/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
Postal codes | 97204 |
Dialling codes | 0931 |
Vehicle registration | WÜ |
Website | hoechberg.de |
Höchbergis amunicipalityin the district ofWürzburginBavaria,Germany.Höchberg borders, in the east, directly on the city of Würzburg. Höchberg consists of two main urban areas: Altort and Hexenbruch. Residential construction areas have been added in recent years, for example "Mehle" and "Mehle II".
History[edit]
The earliest recorded official reference to Höchberg dates from 748.
Jewish families resided in Höchberg at least since the late 1600s. They established a Jewish cemetery and erected a synagogue in 1721, which was plundered in the November pogrom in 1938 by SA members. Since 1951, the building has served as aProtestant church.Today, a plaque at the church entry and a monument at the Jewish cemetery commemorate these facts.[3]
Notable residents[edit]
- Kurt Pompe(1899–1964), Nazi SS concentration camp commandant
References[edit]
- ^Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden,Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik,15 July 2021.
- ^Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag(Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^Gedenkstätten für die Opfer des Nationalsozialismus. Eine Dokumentation, Band 1. Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, Bonn 1995,ISBN3-89331-208-0,S. 147