Sulzbach, Hesse
Municipality in Hesse, Germany
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Sulzbach (German pronunciation: [ˈzʊltsbax] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Main-Taunus district, in Hesse, Germany and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area.
Sulzbach | |
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Town hall | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Sulzbach
within Main-Taunus-Kreis district  | |
 Location of Sulzbach | |
  Sulzbach Location within Germany  Sulzbach Location within Hesse | |
| Coordinates: 50°08′N 08°32′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Main-Taunus-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–27) | Elmar Bociek[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.85 km2 (3.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,846 |
| • Density | 1,130/km2 (2,920/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 1806.
Physician Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar (1786–1845) was born in Sulzbach.
Twin towns – sister cities
Sulzbach is twinned with:
Pont-Sainte-Maxence, France, since 1982
Jablonec nad Jizerou, Czech Republic, since 1987
Schönheide, Germany, since 1990
