Kelkheim
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 | |
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Umwhile Franciscan abbey upon the Klosterberg (abbey hill) in the east o Kelkheim. | |
Coordinates: 50°8′16″N 08°26′59″E / 50.13778°N 8.44972°ECoordinates: 50°8′16″N 08°26′59″E / 50.13778°N 8.44972°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)[1] | |
• 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 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
References
eedit- ↑ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. Juin 2023.
Freemit airtins
eeditWikimedia Commons haes media relatit tae Kelkheim (Taunus). |
- www.kelkheim.de – Offeecial homepage o the toun
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