Eltville

Eltville
Eltville am Rhein
Aerial view
Aerial view
Coat of arms of Eltville
Location of Eltville within Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district
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Eltville is located in Germany
Eltville
Eltville
Eltville is located in Hesse
Eltville
Eltville
Coordinates: 50°1′32″N 8°7′9″E / 50.02556°N 8.11917°E / 50.02556; 8.11917
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictRheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Subdivisions5 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2024–30) Patrick Kunkel[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
46.77 km2 (18.06 sq mi)
Elevation
95 m (312 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
17,112
 • Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
65343–65347
Dialling codes06123,
06723 (Hattenheim)
Vehicle registrationRÜD
Websitewww.eltville.de

Eltville am Rhein (from Alta Villa, Latin for "high estate, high town", corrupted to Eldeville, Elfeld and later Eltville, German pronunciation: [ˈɛltvɪlə] ) is a town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It lies on the German Timber-Frame Road (Fachwerkstraße).

Eltville is the largest town in the Rheingau. It bears the nicknames Weinstadt, Sektstadt, Rosenstadt and since 2006 also Gutenbergstadt. Some of Germany's most famous vineyards (Steinberg, Rauenthaler Baiken, Erbacher Marcobrunn) are found within Eltville's municipal limits.

  1. ^ "Ergebnis der Bürgermeisterwahl 2024" (in German). Stadt Eltville am Rhein. 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.