Kriftel | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kriftel within Main-Taunus-Kreis district  | |
  Kriftel  Kriftel | |
| 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[1] (CDU) |
| • Governing parties | CDU |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.76 km2 (2.61 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,151 |
| • Density | 1,600/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.
- ^ "Ergebnisse der letzten Direktwahl aller hessischen Landkreise und Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. 5 September 2022.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.