Sulzbach is a municipality in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse, Germany and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area.

Sulzbach
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Sulzbach within Main-Taunus-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 50°08′N 08°32′E
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Admin. region	Darmstadt
District	Main-Taunus-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2015–21)	Elmar Bociek[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,170
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/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

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 1804.

The physician Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar (1786–1845) was born in Sulzbach.

Town Partnerships

Sulzbach is twinned with

•  France Pont-Sainte-Maxence in France since 1982
•  Czech Republic Jablonec nad Jizerou (dt.: Jablonetz) in the Czech Republic since 1987
•  Germany Schönheide im Erzgebirge in Saxony since 1990

Points of interest

• Arboretum Main-Taunus

References

External links

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[ru] Зульцбах (Таунус)