Heddernheim

Heddernheim (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛdɐnhaɪm]) is a quarter of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Nord-West and is subdivided into the Stadtbezirke Heddernheim-Ost and Heddernheim-West.

Heddernheim
Quarter of Frankfurt am Main
Typical street
Coat of arms
Location of Heddernheim (red) and the Ortsbezirk Nord-West (light red) within Frankfurt am Main
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Coordinates: 50°09′55″N 08°38′50″E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Urban district
City	Frankfurt am Main
Area
• Total	2.488 km2 (0.961 sq mi)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	17,073
• Density	6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	60439
Dialling codes	069
Vehicle registration	F
Website	www.heddernheim.de

Hundertwasser-Kindergarten

19th/20th century Jewish cemetery

History

Antiquity

The Roman town of Nida was situated in the south-western part of Heddernheim.

There have been three Mithraea (temples to Mithras) discovered at Heddernheim.^[2] A hoard of silver votive plaques was discovered in the Roman settlement of Nida near Heddernheim in the nineteenth century, some of which are in the British Museum.^[3] The offerings appear to have been deposited in a shrine dedicated to the Roman God of Jupiter Dolichenus.

Middle Ages

Heddernheim was first mentioned in documents in 801 AD as Phetterenheim.

Modern history

In Heddernheim there has been plants for metalworking from the mid 19th century to the 1970s, including a huge plant of Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke. Meanwhile a big housing estate was built, named Nordweststadt, including a shopping center called Nordwestzentrum, and Mertonviertel.

During World War II, in 1942, a forced labour camp was established in the district by the Nazis.^[4] Due to American advance, in 1945, it was dissolved and its prisoners were deported to the Buchenwald concentration camp.^[4]

Subway stations

Subway station Heddernheimer Landstraße near the tunnel to the shopping center Nordwestzentrum, incineration plant in the back.

In Heddernheim there are six stations of the Frankfurt U-Bahn: Heddernheim, Zeilweg, Sandelmühle, Heddernheimer Landstraße, Nordwestzentrum and Römerstadt. They are serving five lines: U1, U2, U3, U8 and U9.

See also: List of Frankfurt U-Bahn stations