Rosbach vor der Höhe is a town in the district of Wetteraukreis, in Hesse, Germany.

It is located 25 kilometres north of Frankfurt am Main, on the eastern side of the Taunus mountain range.

[4] In 1663, Rosbach received town privileges under the control of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Darmstadt, the Count of Nassau and the Electorate and Archbishopric of Trier.

Rosbach was a part of the Historic road along the Long Hesse (German: de:Durch die langen Hessen) connecting Frankfurt and Leipzig.

In August 1972 Rodheim losts its independence in terms of local politics and is a part of the town Rosbach since.

To the north, Rosbach borders Friedberg; to the east, Wöllstadt; to the south, Karben; and to the west, Bad Homburg, Friedrichsdorf and Wehrheim.

Rosbach is located 25 km north of Frankfurt in the district Wetteraukreis at the Eastern side of the Taunus mountain range.

The distribution of the population is as follows: The results of the last municipal election in 2011 are listed in the table below and are compared to those of 2006 and 2001: Blazon: Or, chevron gules, base flower rose gules, seeded or barbed vert, chief dexter brick tower azure, chief sinister plowshare azure.

Rosbach is twinned with: The town is located at the motorway access Autobahn A5 directing to Frankfurt and Kassel.

The Kapersburg is located three kilometres to the west of Ober-Rosbach and is one of the best preserved Roman forts of the Limes Germanicus in Germany.

The highest point of the Eastern Taunus edge is the Steinkopf with a height of 518 m. The mountain lies in between Ober-Rosbach and Pfaffenwiesbach, part of the town Wehrheim.