Kriftel
Kriftel | |
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Location of Kriftel
within Main-Taunus-Kreis district | |
Location of Kriftel | |
Kriftel Kriftel | |
| Coordinates: 50°05′N 08°27′E / 50.083°N 8.450°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Main-Taunus-Kreis |
| Founded | 8th century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–24) | Christian Seitz (CDU) |
| • Governing parties | CDU |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 11,212 |
| • Density | 1,660/km2 (4,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 65830 |
| Dialling codes | 06192 |
| Vehicle registration | MTK |
| Website | www.kriftel.de |
Kriftel (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪftl̩]) is a municipality in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 16 km west of Frankfurt (centre).
It has about 11,000 inhabitants.
Kriftel is also commonly known as "Fruit Orchard of the Anterior Taunus" (Obstgarten des Vordertaunus), because of the fields around it which are mainly used for producing strawberries.