Kelkheim

Kelkheim
Umwhile Franciscan abbey upon the Klosterberg (abbey hill) in the east o Kelkheim.
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Kelkheim
Location o Kelkheim athin Main-Taunus-Kreis destrict
Coordinates: 50°8′16″N 08°26′59″E
Kintra	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
Destrict	Main-Taunus-Kreis
Govrenment
• Mayor	Albrecht Kündiger (UKW)
Area
• Total	30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	29,112
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	65779
Diallin codes	06195, 06198 (Eppenhain), 06174 (Ruppertshain)
Vehicle registration	MTK

Kelkheim (referred tae locally as K-Toun an aw) is a toun in the Main-Taunus-Kreis destrict in Hesse, Germany. Locatit on the soothwastren slopes o the Taunus muntains, Kelkheim is notit for its attractive scenery. Kelkheim is locatit approximately 10 km tae the wast o Frankfurt. Wiesbaden, the state caipital o Hesse, is about 25 km away, while the Mainz, the state caipital o Rhineland-Palatinate, is aboot 30 km awa. Kelkheim is subdividit intae sax burghs Kelkheim-Mitte, Münster, Hornau, Fischbach, Ruppertshain an Eppenhain.

Kelkheim is connectit tae baith Frankfurt an Königstein bi rail, while bus connections exist tae Eppstein, Königstein, Liederbach an Sulzbach. Frankfurt Airport serves as the ceety's main internaitional airport.

Twinned wi High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK

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• www.kelkheim.de – Offeecial homepage o the toun