Heddernheim


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

The Roman town of Nida was situated in the south-western part of Heddernheim.
There have been three Mithraea discovered at Heddernheim. 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.

Frankfurt U-Bahn station

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