Kelkheim

Kelkheim
Town
View from mountain Staufen over Kelkheim
Coat of arms
Location of Kelkheim within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
Interactive map of Kelkheim
Location within Germany Location within Hesse
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 (2021–27)	Albrecht Kündiger
Area
• Total	30.73 km2 (11.86 sq mi)
Elevation	100–515 m (328–1,690 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	28,041
• Density	912.5/km2 (2,363/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: [ˈkɛlkhaɪm] ^ⓘ), officially "Kelkheim (Taunus)", is a town in the Main-Taunus district in Hesse, Germany, close to Germany's financial center Frankfurt/Main.

Former Franciscan abbey upon Klosterberg (abbey hill), landmark of 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 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.

Atzelberg mountain (with radio tower) above Eppenhain; Rossert hilltop Hainkopf on the right

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Kelkheim is twinned with:

• High Wycombe, England, United Kingdom (1985)
• Saint-Fons, France (1971)

Public transport

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