Kelkheim

Kelkheim
View from mountain Staufen over Kelkheim
Location of Kelkheim within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
Location of Kelkheim
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 (2021–27) Albrecht Kündiger
Area
 • Total
30.73 km2 (11.86 sq mi)
Highest elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
Lowest elevation
100 m (330 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
 • Total
28,175
 • Density916.9/km2 (2,375/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.