Kelkheim

Kelkheim
Kelkheim
Town
	View from mountain Staufen over Kelkheim
	Coat of arms
	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°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 (2022-12-31)
• Total	29,112
• 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] ^ⓘ), officially "Kelkheim (Taunus)", is a town in the Main-Taunus district in Hesse, Germany, close to Germany's financial center Frankfurt/Main.

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 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.