Höchst im Odenwald

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Höchst im Odenwald
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Höchst im Odenwald
Höchst im Odenwald (Germany)
Höchst im Odenwald
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Odenwaldkreis
Mayor Reiner Guth
Basic statistics
Area 30.51 km² (11.8 sq mi)
Elevation 177 m  (581 ft)
Population 9,883  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 324 /km² (839 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate ERB
Postal code 64739
Area code 06163
Website www.hoechst-i-odw.de

Coordinates: 49°48′00″N 09°00′00″E / 49.8, 9

Höchst im Odenwald is a municipality in the Odenwaldkreis district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated in the Odenwald, 25 km east of Darmstadt. With a population of round 10.000 people Höchst and its suburbs are still growing. In 2005, construction of a bypass of the road Bundesstraße 45 around Höchst has started, in order to decrease traffic in town.