Kelkheim (), officially "Kelkheim (Taunus)", is a town in the Main-Taunus district in

Hesse Hesse or Hessen ( ), officially the State of Hesse (), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt, which is also the country's principal financial centre. Two other major hist ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

, close to Germany's financial center Frankfurt/Main.

Geography

Location

Located on the southwestern slopes of the

Taunus The Taunus () is a mountain range in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located north west of Frankfurt and north of Wiesbaden. The tallest peak in the range is '' Großer Feldberg'' at 878 m; other notable peaks are '' Kleiner Feldberg' ...

mountains, Kelkheim is noted for its attractive scenery. Kelkheim is located approximately 10 km to the west of

Frankfurt Frankfurt am Main () is the most populous city in the States of Germany, German state of Hesse. Its 773,068 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the List of cities in Germany by population, fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located in the forela ...

Wiesbaden Wiesbaden (; ) is the capital of the German state of Hesse, and the second-largest Hessian city after Frankfurt am Main. With around 283,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 24th-largest city. Wiesbaden form ...

, the state capital of Hesse, is about 25 km away, while

Mainz Mainz (; #Names and etymology, see below) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is List of cities in Germany by population, Germany's 35th-largest city. It lies in ...

, the state capital of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...

, is about 30 km away.

Town districts

Kelkheim is subdivided into six

boroughs A borough is an administrative division in various English language, English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History ...

Kelkheim-Mitte, Münster, Hornau, Fischbach, Ruppertshain and Eppenhain.

Twin towns – sister cities

Kelkheim is twinned with: *

High Wycombe High Wycombe, often referred to as Wycombe ( ), is a market town in Buckinghamshire, England. Lying in the valley of the River Wye, Buckinghamshire, River Wye surrounded by the Chiltern Hills, it is west-northwest of Charing Cross in London, ...

, England, United Kingdom (1985) *

Saint-Fons Saint-Fons (; , ) is a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France. It was created in 1888 from part of the commune of Vénissieux. Population See also *Communes of the Metropolis of Lyon The following is a lis ...

, France (1971)

Public transportation

Kelkheim station is connected to both

and Königstein by rail, while bus connections exist to Eppstein, Königstein, Liederbach and Sulzbach.

Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt Airport ( ) , is Germany's busiest international airport by passenger numbers, located in Frankfurt, Germany's fifth-largest city. Its official name according to the German Aeronautical Information Publication is Frankfurt Main Airpor ...

serves as the city's main international airport and is located near to Kelkheim.

References

External links

* * * Towns in Hesse Main-Taunus-Kreis {{Hesse-geo-stub