Höchberg borders, in the east, directly on the city of Würzburg.
Höchberg consists of two main urban areas: Altort and Hexenbruch.
The earliest recorded official reference to Höchberg dates from 748.
They established a Jewish cemetery and erected a synagogue in 1721, which was plundered in the November pogrom in 1938 by SA members.
Today, a plaque at the church entry and a monument at the Jewish cemetery commemorate these facts.