Heddernheim

Heddernheim
Stadtteil of Frankfurt am Main
Coat of arms
Heddernheim
Location of Heddernheim (red) and the Ortsbezirk Nord-West (light red) within Frankfurt am Main
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Urban district
Town	Frankfurt am Main
Area
• Total	2.488 km2 (0.961 sq mi)
Population (2007-12-31)
• Total	16,232
• Density	6,500/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	60439
Dialling codes	069
Vehicle registration	F
Website	www.heddernheim.de

Typical street

Hundertwasser-Kindergarten

19th/20th century Jewish cemetery

Heddernheim is a city district of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is part of the Ortsbezirk Nord-West and is subdivided into the Stadtbezirke Heddernheim-Ost and Heddernheim-West.

Historic Artifacts

There have been three Mithraea (temples to Mithras) discovered at Heddernheim.[1] 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. The offerings appear to have been deposited in a shrine dedicated to the Roman God of Jupiter Dolichenus.

Early history

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

Subway station

The Heddernheim station serves four lines: U1, U2, U3 and U8 of the Frankfurt U-Bahn.