Homburg

Homburg, or HOMBURG VOR DER HÖHE, a town in the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau, is situated at the foot of the Taunus Mountains, 8 miles NNW. of Frankfort-on-the-Main. It has beautiful environs, and is frequented by about 12,000 visitors annually on account of its mineral waters. The springs, five in number, possess saline and chalybeate properties. They are considered effective in cases of disordered liver and stomach, for hæmorrhoidal and menstrual disorders, and for gout, rheumatism, scrofula, and skin diseases. About 400,000 bottles are sent away annually. The gaming-tables were suppressed in 1872. Pop. (1875) 8294; (1895) 9274. See works by Schick (14th ed. 1885) and Will (1880).