Frauenstein is the westernmost borough of the city of Wiesbaden, located in the Rhine Main Area near Frankfurt and capital of the federal state of Hesse, Germany.

The historic village center of Frauenstein is situated in a narrow valley formed by two streams, the Lippbach and Katzbach.

In that year, a deed names a Heinrich Bodo von Vrowenstein (in 1207/1209, he was mentioned as being from Idstein) as a lord of Frauenstein Castle.

[2] In the year 1231, a document of the Erbach monastery mentions a knight by the name of Siegfried von Frauenstein who was a marshal with the bishopric of Mainz.

The construction of the castle with its high walls and battlements gave protection to farmers in the area and led to the emergence of the village of the same name.

[3] Around 1300, Siegfried IV von Frauenstein sold part of the castle, along with surrounding property and its serfs, to Gerhard, the Archbishop of Mainz.

Gerhard wanted the castle in order to protect the eastern border of his possessions in the Rheingau against his rival, the Count of Nassau.

The noble co-owners often settled in Frauenstein and built beautiful half-timbered houses which still stand in the village to the present day.

Nassau was able to prevent Mainz's possessions in the area from growing by encircling the castle with a chain of five fortified farms: Sommerberg, Rosenkoeppel, Nürnberg, Groroth, and Armada.

In 1544, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mainz removed Frauenstein from under its parent community of Schierstein and made it an independent parish.

After secularization, the church received major artworks from the dissolved monasteries, Eberbach Abbey and Tiefenthal, including a Baroque altar.

In municipal heraldry, complete portrayal of persons is largely avoided due to convenience and good visibility of the heraldic elements.

In June 1815, during a curative visit to the spas in Wiesbaden, the famous German poet and artist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spent a lunch at the Hof admiring the "splendid view."