Kelkheim

Kelkheim (German: [ˈkɛlkhaɪm] ⓘ), officially "Kelkheim (Taunus)", is a town in the Main-Taunus district in Hesse, Germany, close to Germany's financial center Frankfurt/Main.

View from the mountain Staufen over Kelkheim
Kelkheim
Town
Former Franciscan abbey upon the Klosterberg (abbey hill) in the east of Kelkheim.
Former Franciscan abbey upon the Klosterberg (abbey hill) in the east of Kelkheim.
Coat of arms of Kelkheim
Coat of arms
Location of Kelkheim within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
Kelkheim is located in Germany
Kelkheim
Kelkheim
Kelkheim is located in Hesse
Kelkheim
Kelkheim
Coordinates: 50°8′16″N 08°26′59″E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictMain-Taunus-Kreis
Subdivisions6 Stadtteile
Government
 • Mayor (2021–27) Albrecht Kündiger[1]
Area
 • Total30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Highest elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
Lowest elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total29,112
 • Density950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
65779
Dialling codes06195, 06198 (Eppenhain), 06174 (Ruppertshain)
Vehicle registrationMTK
Websitewww.kelkheim.de

Geography

Location

Located on the southwestern slopes of the Taunus mountains, Kelkheim is noted for its attractive scenery. Kelkheim is located approximately 10 km to the west of Frankfurt. Wiesbaden, the state capital of Hesse, is about 25 km away, while the Mainz, the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, is about 30 km away.

Town districts

Kelkheim is subdivided into six boroughs Kelkheim-Mitte, Münster, Hornau, Fischbach, Ruppertshain and Eppenhain.

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Kelkheim is twinned with:[3]

Public transportation

Kelkheim station is connected to both Frankfurt and Königstein by rail, while bus connections exist to Eppstein, Königstein, Liederbach and Sulzbach. Frankfurt Airport serves as the city's main international airport and is located near to Kelkheim.

References
  1. "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
  2. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  3. "Partnerstädte". kelkheim.de (in German). Kelkheim. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
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