Königstein im Taunus

Worth seeing in and around Königstein im Taunus

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Taunus

   The Taunus is a mountain range in Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, located north west of Frankfurt and north of Wiesbaden. The tallest peak in the range is Großer Feldberg at 878 m; other notable peaks are Kleiner Feldberg and Altkönig.

   5.7 km · low mountain range in Germany · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Großer Feldberg

   The Großer Feldberg is, at a height of 879.5 metres, the highest elevation of the Taunus mountains, and of the entire Rhenish Massif. It is situated in the Hochtaunuskreis district in Hesse, Germany.

   5.5 km · highest mountain in the Taunus mountains, Germany · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Rossert

   Rossert is a mountain of the Taunus, part of the Anterior Taunus, in Hesse, Germany. The mountain consists of a few hilltops, two of them giving the name the Naturschutzgebiet Rossert - Hainkopf - Dachsbau.

   5.2 km · mountain in Germany · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Altkönig

   The Altkönig is the third highest mountain of the Taunus range in Hesse, Germany, reaching a height of 798.2 m above sea level. Its summit is lies within the borough of Kronberg im Taunus not far from the village of Königstein im Taunus which is part of Falkenstein in the Hessian county of Hochtaunuskreis.

   3.4 km · mountain · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Glaskopf

   Glaskopf is a mountain of Hesse, Germany.

   5.2 km · mountain · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Opel-Zoo

   The Opel Zoo is a zoo in Königstein im Taunus, Hesse in Germany. The Zoo was founded in 1956 by Georg von Opel, and covers 27 hectares.

   1.4 km · zoo in Hesse, Germany · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Atzelberg

   The Atzelberg is a mountain of the Taunus near Eppenhain, constituent community of Kelkheim, Hesse, Germany. Its silhouette is remarkable for a Typenturm radio tower.

   5.7 km · mountain · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Kleiner Feldberg

   The Kleiner Feldberg is the second-highest mountain in the Taunus mountain range, located in Hesse, Germany. It has an elevation of 826 metres.

   4.5 km · mountain in Germany · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Weilsberg

   Weilsberg is a mountain of Hesse, Germany. it is the fourth highest mountain of the Taunus and the highest one of the Eastern Hintertaunus.

   5.9 km · mountain in Hesse, Germany · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Kronberg Castle

    Kronberg Castle is a High Middle Ages Rock castle in Kronberg im Taunus, Hochtaunuskreis district, Hesse state, Germany. The castle is beside Altkönig in Taunus.

    2.9 km · castle in Hesse, Germany · Wikipedia

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Getting to Königstein im Taunus

Airports

Frankfurt Main (FRA), 19 km · Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN), 90 km · Cologne Bonn (CGN), 120 km

Stations

Bad Soden (Taunus) station, 5.2 km · Kelkheim station, 5.3 km · Kronberg (Taunus) Süd station, 4.6 km · Kronberg (Taunus) station, 3.5 km

• Frankfurt am Main (Lautzenhausen) → Königstein im Taunus

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• Köln (Cologne) → Königstein im Taunus

  135 km · quickest by road, 2h 24m · €16–22
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• Calden → Königstein im Taunus

  7585 km · quickest by air, 17h 6m · ₹88,950–1,37,810
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