Fischbach (Taunus)
| Fischbach (Taunus) | ||
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| Stadtteil of Kelkheim | ||
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 Fischbach (Taunus)
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| Coordinates: 50°09′07″N 08°25′19″E / 50.15194°N 8.42194°ECoordinates: 50°09′07″N 08°25′19″E / 50.15194°N 8.42194°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Urban district | |
| Town | Kelkheim | |
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| • Total | 6.81 km2 (2.63 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 222 m (728 ft) | |
| Population | ||
| • Total | 6,000 | |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 65779 | |
| Dialling codes | 06195 | |
| Vehicle registration | MTK | |
Fischbach (English: fish creek) is one of six quarters of Kelkheim, Main-Taunus district of Germany and is situated at the western border of Frankfurt am Main in the Taunus mountain range. Fischbach is a middle-class town and has about 5,900 inhabitants.
The town is situated in the valley of a creek with the same name in the Taunus mountain range. Neighbour towns are Hornau in the east, Kelkheim-Mitte in the southeast and Ruppertshain in the northwest as well as the cities of Eppstein in the west and Königstein im Taunus in the northeast. The eponymous creek has its source below Ruppertshain, flows through Fischbach and the tight Fischbachtal (fish creek valley), until the creek reaches the Schwarzbach (black creek) in Eppstein. Fischbach is surrounded of three mountains, Fischbacher Kopf, Staufen and Rossert. Despite of the idyllic location, Fischbach is mainly a suburb of Frankfurt Rhein-Main Region.
Bundesstraße 455 (federal highway 455) heads from Königstein via Fischbach to Eppstein and Wiesbaden. The former through road was substituted by a bypass in the early 1980s. The new road does not bypass Fischbach but crosses the town on an artificial embankment which destroyed the meadows of the creek. The town center at Langstraße is crossed by a bridge. Three bus routes connect Fischbach with Frankfurt Transit system - mainly Kelkheim railway station.
The old town center is situated at the intersection of the main roads Kelkheim–Ruppertshain and Königstein–Eppstein. The first road, Langstraße, is the main road of the old part of the village. The town was protected by the creek and a trench. In the 19th century Fischbach grew along both streets, especially Kelkheimer Straße and Eppsteiner Straße. After World War II, Fischbach grew due to settlements of refugees. Street names like Egerländer Straße and Königsberger Straße reminded old homes of new Fischbach residents. The residential areas were built, on both sides of Kelkheimer Straße and on the south-side of the town, around Staufenstraße and Sodener Straße. In the north, only a small residential estate was built on a former brickyard area (An der Ziegelei). Out of the village at the street to Königstein, summer cottages were built in the 70s. Nowadays people are living there all the time.
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