Idstein

Idstein is a town of approximately 25,000 populations inside the Rheingau Taunus Kreis within the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. Because of its nicely preserved historic Altstadt its miles a part of the Deutsche Fachwerkstrasse German Timber Frame Road, connecting towns with fireplace fancywork homes and houses. In 2002, the town hosted the 42 Hessentag state competition. Idstein, which had its first documentary point out in 1102 as Etichenstein, turned into granted town and market rights in 1287 by using King Rudolph of Habsburg.

Besides the Hexenturm near the old Nassau fort that has already been mentioned, the city has a mediaeval town centre with many wood-body buildings. The city's oldest preserved residence became in the beginning constructed in 1410. From the documentary point out in 1102 till 1721, Idstein was, with interruptions, residence of the Counts of Nassau-Idstein and different Nassau strains. One of the Counts, Adolf of Germany, changed into, as a compromise candidate, the Holy Roman Emperor from 1292 to 1298, later falling in battle against the anti-king Albrecht I of Habsburg.