Hesse
State in Germany
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| March 16 2025 | Scheduled date for the next mayoral election in Hofheim, Hesse. |
| 2025 | Expected completion of the Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Darmstadt-Wixhausen, a significant scientific infrastructure project in Hesse. |
| 2023 | The 21st legislative period of the Landtag of Hesse begins, with the election results showing CDU as the strongest party, securing 52 seats with 34.6% of the votes. AfD follows with 28 seats (18.4%), SPD with 23 seats (15.1%), Bündnis 90/Die Grünen with 22 seats (14.8%), and FDP with 8 seats (5.0%). The total composition of the Landtag is 133 seats. |
| 2023 | Hesse state election resulted in a political shift, with the coalition government changing from a Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Alliance 90/The Greens coalition to a new agreement between the CDU and Social Democratic Party. |
| December 31 2023 | Updated population snapshot of Hesse, demonstrating changes in foreign resident populations, with notable increases from countries like Afghanistan and Ukraine. |
| December 31 2022 | Population snapshot of Hesse recorded, showing significant foreign resident populations from various countries including Turkey, Ukraine, Romania, Poland, and Italy. |
| September 26 2021 | Stefan Jakob was elected mayor of Rosenthal with an overwhelming 82% share of the vote, securing a decisive victory in the local mayoral election. |
| March 14 2021 | Municipal election held in Hofheim, with the CDU winning the largest share at 32.93% and securing 15 seats. Other parties including Grüne (23.36%, 11 seats), SPD (13.46%, 6 seats), and others participated in the election. |
| 2020 | Proportion of foreign residents in Hofheim am Taunus increased to 13.1%, showing significant demographic change from the 2011 census figure of 9.0%. |
| 2019 | Christian Vogt from the CDU party was elected as the mayor of Hofheim, Hesse. |
| 2018 | The SPD (Social Democratic Party) suffered its worst electoral result ever in Hesse, winning 19.8% of the vote and 29 seats, just 66 votes behind the Greens. |
| 2018 | Hessian state election resulted in a continuation of the black-green (CDU-Green) coalition government, but with only a one-seat majority of 69 out of 137 seats in the Landtag. |
| 2018 | The far-right AfD (Alternative for Germany) won seats in the Landtag for the first time in the state's history. |
| 2018 | Frankenberg adopted the additional name 'Philipp Soldan Stadt', expanding its official municipal designation. |
| 2018 | State elections in Hesse resulted in significant political shifts, with the CDU and SPD losing substantial vote shares, while the Green party gained 8.7% (16 seats). Alternative for Germany (AfD) entered the Hessian parliament for the first time, gaining 13.1% of the vote. |
| 2018 | Peter Grünberg passed away |
| October 2018 | Dirk Noll of the SPD party was elected as mayor of Friedewald, Hesse. |
| October 2018 | Hesse recorded an unemployment rate of 4.4%, which was lower than the national average in Germany. |
| January 2018 | Hesse experienced 18,831 deaths during the first quarter of the year, resulting in a natural population decline of 4,629. |
| January 2018 | Hesse recorded 14,202 births during the first quarter of the year. |
| January 2017 | Hesse experienced 19,289 deaths during the first quarter of the year, resulting in a natural population decline of 4,752. |
| January 2017 | Hesse recorded 14,537 births during the first quarter of the year. |
| 2015 | Frankfurt noted to have over half of its population with a migration background, highlighting the city's international diversity. |
| 2014 | Completion of laying 89 stumbling blocks for victims of National Socialism by artist Gunter Demnig in Hofheim and its districts. |
| 2014 | The traditional Waeldchestag festival was abolished and replaced with a smaller event called Altstadtfest (old town fair) due to political and financial reasons. |
| September 22 2013 | Hesse state election held, resulting in no clear majority for traditional coalition arrangements. After weeks of negotiations, Volker Bouffier's CDU and Tarek Al-Wazir's Green Party formed the first black-green coalition in a German state government. |
| 2012 | Hofheim established a twin town relationship with Pruszcz Gdański, Poland. |
| May 9 2011 | Census recorded 37,842 people living in Hofheim am Taunus, with a detailed demographic breakdown of age groups and foreign residents. |
| 2010 | Frankfurt Lions ice hockey team ceased operations, and Löwen Frankfurt was established as a replacement. |
| November 3 2010 | Hofheim town council decided to rehabilitate citizens who were historically convicted of witchcraft. |
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