Kelkheim
Kelkheim | |
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Former Franciscan abbey upon the Klosterberg (abbey hill) in the east of Kelkheim. | |
Coat of arms | |
show Location of Kelkheim within Main-Taunus-Kreis district | |
Kelkheim | |
Coordinates: 50°8′16″N 08°26′59″E / 50.13778°N 8.44972°ECoordinates: 50°8′16″N 08°26′59″E / 50.13778°N 8.44972°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Admin. region | Darmstadt |
District | Main-Taunus-Kreis |
Subdivisions | 6 Stadtteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–27) | Albrecht Kündiger[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 29,162 |
• Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 65779 |
Dialling codes | 06195, 06198 (Eppenhain), 06174 (Ruppertshain) |
Vehicle registration | MTK |
Website | www.kelkheim.de |
Kelkheim (German: [ˈkɛlkhaɪm] (listen)), officially "Kelkheim (Taunus)", is a town in the Main-Taunus district in Hesse, Germany.
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[]
- High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom (1985)
- Saint-Fons, France (1971)
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[]
- ^ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
- ^ "Partnerstädte". kelkheim.de (in German). Kelkheim. Retrieved 2021-02-28.
External links[]
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- Official website (in German)
- There is literature about Kelkheim in the Hessian Bibliography
- Literature by and about Kelkheim in the German National Library catalogue
- Towns in Hesse
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- Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers
- Main-Taunus-Kreis
- Hesse geography stubs