Kelkheim

Kelkheim
Town
Former Franciscan abbey upon the Klosterberg (abbey hill) in the east of Kelkheim.
Coat of arms
Location of Kelkheim within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
Kelkheim Kelkheim
Coordinates: 50°8′16″N 08°26′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Taunus-Kreis
Subdivisions	6 Stadtteile
Government
• Mayor	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: [ˈkɛlk.haɪ̯m] 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.

Town partnerships

Kelkheim is twinned to the following towns:

• High Wycombe, United Kingdom since 1985
• Saint Fons, France since 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.

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