Schwalbach am Taunus, a town in the Main-Taunus-Kreis district, in Hesse, Germany, population about 14,000, is a dormitory town to Frankfurt, situated some 11 km east of Schwalbach. There is evidence of human habitation dating back to Neolithic times, and recorded history going back to 781 AD. Until the end of the Second World War, it was a farming village, but in the post-war era it expanded rapidly and became economically linked to Frankfurt. Schwalbach was granted Gemeinde (municipal) status in 1970.
Viergötterstein (Four gods stone) showing Hercules (180 AD)
Apartment houses (part of the Limesstadt)
S-Bahn station "Schwalbach (Limes)" at Limes Railway
Seventeenth century coaching inn, the Mutter Kraus
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