page_title: Dreieich
section_title: Buchschlag
hierarchical_section_title: Dreieich / History / Buchschlag
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Wappen von Buchschlag, Stadtteil von Dreieich
context_page_description: Dreieich is a town in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hessen, Germany. The town is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area and is located roughly 10 km south of downtown Frankfurt am Main. With a population of more than 40,000 it is the district’s second largest town.
context_section_description: This place was founded only in 1904 as a Villenkolonie ('villa colony', a form of town planning once popular among the well-to-do in Germany) by the Frankfurt salesman Jakob Latscha in the wooded Gemarkung (a cadastral unit) of Mitteldick. The first mayor was Rudolf Bindung. In 1909, Buchschlag already had 343 inhabitants. By the time it was merged with the other communities in 1977, the population had risen to 2,984. Buchschlag has largely managed to keep its Villenkolonie character: many old Art Nouveau villas in the middle of the community are still preserved today and collectively are under heritage protection. The newer parts of Buchschlag likewise consist of fully detached houses. There are only scattered terraced houses and on the main street, Buchschlager Allee, a few blocks of flats.
caption: Buchschlag’s arms
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