Sulzbach, Hesse
Sulzbach | |
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Town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Sulzbach
within Main-Taunus-Kreis district | |
Location of Sulzbach | |
Sulzbach Sulzbach | |
| Coordinates: 50°08′N 08°32′E / 50.133°N 8.533°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Main-Taunus-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–27) | Elmar Bociek[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,340 |
| • Density | 1,190/km2 (3,080/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 65843 |
| Dialling codes | 06196 |
| Vehicle registration | MTK |
| Website | www.sulzbach-taunus.de |
Sulzbach (German pronunciation: [ˈzʊltsbax] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse, Germany and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area.
History
Sulzbach is first referred to in 1035. It was one of only a few Holy Roman Empire Imperial Villages and one of the five final ones when the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved in 1806.
Physician Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar (1786–1845) was born in Sulzbach.
Twin towns – sister cities
Sulzbach is twinned with:
- Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France, since 1982
- Jablonec nad Jizerou, Czech Republic, since 1987
- Schönheide, Germany, since 1990
Points of interest
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl am 7. November 2021 in Sulzbach (Main-Taunus)., hessenschau.de, accessed 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sulzbach (Taunus).
- Official website (in German)