Kelkheim

Kelkheim
Kelkheim
	Former Franciscan abbey upon the Klosterberg (abbey hill) in the east of Kelkheim.
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	show Location of Kelkheim within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
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	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
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)
• 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.

View from the mountain Staufen over Kelkheim

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[]

Kelkheim is twinned with:^[3]

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[]

Official website (in German)
There is literature about Kelkheim in the Hessian Bibliography
Literature by and about Kelkheim in the German National Library catalogue

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[1] Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 6 July 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.

[3] "Partnerstädte". kelkheim.de (in German). Kelkheim. Retrieved 2021-02-28.

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Kelkheim
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 Kelkheim Show map of GermanyShow map of HesseShow all
Coordinates: 50°8′16″N 08°26′59″E / 50.13778°N 8.44972°E / 50.13778; 8.44972Coordinates: 50°8′16″N 08°26′59″E / 50.13778°N 8.44972°E / 50.13778; 8.44972
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