The Coat of Arms of Wallau Wallau in

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is a quarter of Hofheim in

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, and has a population of 4,442 (as of 31 December 2019). An archaeological testament to the prehistoric occupation of the area was made when rich

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graves were discovered on the west edge of the village in 1959. The first documentary mention of Wallau is in a 950 deed from a donation of

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in which the village is referred to as ''Wanaloha''. In 1563 a

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was founded and in 1572 a weekly market. Wallau became part of Hofheim in 1977.

Transport

Wallau is located at the

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(Wiesbaden Junction), where the Autobahnen (motorways) A3 and A66 meet. The village is accessible by an exit from A66. There are several bus stops from where buses connect Wallau with

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, Hofheim, Hochheim and

Kriftel Kriftel is a municipality in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 16 km west of Frankfurt (centre). It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Kriftel is also commonly known as "Fruit Orchard of the Anterior Taunus" (''Obstgar ...

. By 2024, construction is planned to begin on ''Wallauer Spange'', a railway link connecting the two existing rails from Wiesbaden and Frankfurt going north. This measure is supposed to shorten travel times from Frankfurt and

Darmstadt Darmstadt () is a city in the States of Germany, state of Hesse in Germany, located in the southern part of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Area, Rhine-Main-Area (Frankfurt Metropolitan Region). Darmstadt has around 160,000 inhabitants, making it the ...

to Wiesbaden by several minutes. Also, the plans include building a station where the rails pass Wallau near the L 3019 road south of the village.

Economy

In the east of Wallau, on the other side of A3 motorway, there is a business park, where numerous companies and some supermarkets are based. In the south, near the motorway exit,

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operates a store also serving as headquarters of the company in Germany.

References

External links

Hofheim am Taunus: Wallau (in German)Hofheim am Taunus: Wallau (in English)

Wallau's History (in German)
Former municipalities in Hesse {{Hesse-geo-stub