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Try moving the map or changing your filters. Explore any destination in Bad Homburg. Top-rated Bad Homburg Restaurants. Top-rated Bad Homburg Things to Do. Interested in Bad Homburg? During Kurth initiated archaeological excavations, by the University of Frankfurt , managed by Professor Joachim Henning. The excavations showed that there was not any evidence of settlement between the beginning of the Christian Era and the 13th century. It seems that the historical record which mentions Wortwin or Ortwin von Hohenberch as Homburg's founder, as a documentary witness in Eberbach, about is the first good evidence of the town's existence.
Further digs by the University of Frankfurt at Bad Homburg's Schloss during April , once again initiated by Kurth and managed by Professor Henning, resulted in the discovery that it was actually only one burnt layer, from a half-timbered building—- possibly a castle with towers—- which from ceramic finds could be dated to the 12th or 13th century.
Most likely this building had an association with Wortwin's "castle". Quite possibly, though, a further cultural layer from an even earlier time lies underneath these remains. Investigations using methods from natural science carbon dating and micromorphological analysis will show whether the dating can be made more precise.
Homberg acquired market rights about , but the document granting these rights is said to have been lost. The town's name, "Homburg", is from the Hohenberg Castle. With the beginning of the spa industry in the town during the midth century, which profited greatly from its casino , the town became an internationally famous spa town.
