Königstein im Taunus is a health spa and lies on the thickly wooded slopes of the Taunus in Hesse, Germany. The town is part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Owing to its advantageous location for both scenery and transport on the edge of the Frankfurt Rhine Main Region, Königstein is a favourite residential town. Neighbouring places are Kronberg im Taunus, Glashütten, Schwalbach am Taunus, Bad Soden am Taunus and Kelkheim.
View from Königstein castle ruins over the town
LINT 41 railcar underneath Königstein Castle heading for Frankfurt
Road sign – "Königstein – Kreis Sächschische Schweiz" – Saxony
Königstein in the late 19th century
Kronberg im Taunus is a town in the Hochtaunuskreis district, Hesse, Germany and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Before 1866, it was in the Duchy of Nassau; in that year the whole Duchy was absorbed into Prussia. Kronberg lies at the foot of the Taunus, flanked in the north and southwest by forests. A mineral water spring also rises in the town.
Old Town of Kronberg with the Kronberg Castle
Kronberg as seen from Falkenstein Castle; above Steinbach (left) and Eschborn, in the background Frankfurt
View from Falkenstein castle.
Battle of Eschborn, 1389 (Historical museum, Frankfurt).
