Kelkheim

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Kelkheim
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Taunus-Kreis
Town subdivisions	6 Stadtteile
Mayor	Thomas Horn (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	30.65 km² (11.8 sq mi)
Elevation	100-515 m
Population	27,100 (31/12/2006)
- Density	884 /km² (2,290 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MTK
Postal code	65779
Area codes	06195, 06198 (Eppenhain), 06174 (Ruppertshain)
Website	www.kelkheim.de Coordinates: 50°8′16″N 08°26′59″E / 50.13778, 8.44972

Former Franciscan abbey upon the Klosterberg (abbey hill) in the east of Kelkheim.

Kelkheim is a town in the Main-Taunus-Kreis district in Hesse, Germany. Situated in the Taunus mountains, Kelkheim is a popular place to hike, jog, and bike, noted for its attractive scenery. During the summer, swimming at the outdoor pool near the Eichendorff-Schule is a very popular activity. Kelkheim, whose bus and train system is held in high esteem, is situated approximately 10km west of Frankfurt. Wiesbaden, the main capital of Hesse, is about 25km from Kelkheim. Mainz, the main capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, is about 30 km away.

Twinned with High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, UK

[edit] External links

www.kelkheim.de - Official homepage of the city

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Main-Taunus-Kreis district

Bad Soden \| Eppstein \| Eschborn \| Flörsheim \| Hattersheim am Main \| Hochheim am Main \| Hofheim \| Kelkheim \| Kriftel \| Liederbach am Taunus \| Schwalbach am Taunus \| Sulzbach