Erlensee

Coat of arms

Erlensee

Location of Erlensee within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district

Coordinates: 50°8′N 08°56′E / 50.133°N 8.933°ECoordinates: 50°8′N 08°56′E / 50.133°N 8.933°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Stefan Erb (SPD)

Area

• Total

18.59 km² (7.18 sq mi)

Elevation

110 m (360 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

14,005

• Density

750/km² (2,000/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

63526

06183

MKK

Website

www.erlensee.de

Erlensee is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, 5 km northeast of Hanau. It was formed in 1970 by the merger, in 1970, of the towns of Langendiebach and Rückingen. The name deduces from the abundant alders at the lakes (Erlen=alders, See=lake) in this area.

In the north it borders the town Bruchköbel and the municipality Neuberg. In the east it borders the town Langenselbold and the municipality Rodenbach. In the southwest it borders Hanau.

Langendiebach and Rückingen

Erlensee is located close to three major German autobahnen (motorways). The E42 (A3) connects the Ruhr Area (German: Ruhrgebiet) with Frankfurt am Main and further towards Bavaria (German: Bayern) with cities like Aschaffenburg, Würzburg and Nuremberg (German: Nürnberg). The E41 (A45) connects the cities like Gießen in the north and Aschaffenburg in the south. The A66 is the main connection between Frankfurt and Hanau at the south-west end and Fulda at the north-east end.

Two bus lines connect Erlensee with Hanau and Langenselbold on the one hand and Hanau and Neuberg/Ronneburg on the other hand. Erlensee is member of the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (RMV), a public transport network, so you can reach all other connected places around Frankfurt with one ticket.

The ICE (German high-speed train-)station in Hanau is reachable within 10 minutes by car.

The Frankfurt Airport is away approximately 35 minutes by car.

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