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: 50°09′55″N 08°38′50″E / 50.16528°N 8.64722°E / 50.16528; 8.64722Coordinates: 50°09′55″N 08°38′50″E / 50.16528°N 8.64722°E / 50.16528; 8.64722
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

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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