Sulzbach is a municipality in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse, Germany and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area.
Sulzbach | |
|---|---|
 Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Sulzbach within Main-Taunus-Kreis district  | |
  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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,298 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/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 |
History
editSulzbach 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
editSulzbach is twinned with:
Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France, since 1982
Jablonec nad Jizerou, Czech Republic, since 1987
Schönheide, Germany, since 1990
Points of interest
editReferences
edit- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl am 7. November 2021 in Sulzbach (Main-Taunus)., hessenschau.de, accessed 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
External links
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