Kelkheim

Kelkheim
View from mountain Staufen over Kelkheim
Location of Kelkheim within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
Kelkheim
Kelkheim
Coordinates: 50°8′16″N 08°26′59″E / 50.13778°N 8.44972°E / 50.13778; 8.44972
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictMain-Taunus-Kreis
Subdivisions6 Stadtteile
Government
  Mayor (202127) Albrecht Kündiger
Area
  Total
30.65 km2 (11.83 sq mi)
Highest elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
Lowest elevation
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
28,273
  Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
65779
Dialling codes06195, 06198 (Eppenhain), 06174 (Ruppertshain)
Vehicle registrationMTK
Websitewww.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.