Kriftel
Kriftel | |
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Town hall | |
Location of Kriftel within Main-Taunus-Kreis district | |
| 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 | 1,700/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 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.