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Königstein im Taunus, Königstein im Taunus, Hochtaunuskreis, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany


Alternative Names:Kenigshtajn na Taunusu, Kenigshtajn-im-Taunus, Kjonigshtajn, Koenigstein im Taunus, Konigstein, Königstein, Königstein im Taunus, kwnyghshtayn am tawnws, tao nu si shan qu ke ni xi shi tai yin, Кенигштајн на Таунусу, Кенігштайн-ім-Таунус, Кёнигштайн, كونيغشتاين إم تاونوس, کونیگ‌اشتاین ایم تاونوس, 陶努斯山区柯尼希施泰因
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany
Region:Königstein im Taunus, Hochtaunuskreis, Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Latitude:50° 10' 45" N
Longitude:8° 28' 16" E
Lat/Long (dec):50.17943,8.47132
Köppen climate type:Cfb : Temperate oceanic climate
Elevation:364m
Population:15,661 (2016)
Mindat Feature ID:2885760
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2885760:6
GUID:17157edf-b3bf-4b52-87b3-3068d004a0e2
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Rossert meta-andesite occurrence, Eppenhain, Kelkheim, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 9' 50" N8° 24' 3" E5.3km (3.3 miles)
Landgrafenberg quartz occurrences, Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 14' 28" N8° 31' 55" E8.1km (5.0 miles)
Jacobssegen mine, Bremthal, Eppstein, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 7' 52" N8° 21' 40" E9.5km (5.9 miles)
Quartzite quarry, Lenzhahn, Idstein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 11' 41" N8° 20' 9" E9.8km (6.1 miles)
Heftrich, Idstein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 13' 14" N8° 20' 0" E10.8km (6.7 miles)
Lenzhahn, Idstein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 11' 35" N8° 18' 55" E11.2km (7.0 miles)
Schulwald tunnel, Medenbach, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany50° 5' 38" N8° 21' 24" E12.5km (7.8 miles)
Niedernhausen quarry, Niedernhausen, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 10' 3" N8° 17' 26" E12.9km (8.0 miles)
Erbsenacker, Naurod, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany50° 7' 35" N8° 17' 45" E13.8km (8.6 miles)
Emilie II Mine, Altweilnau, Weilrod, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 18' 18" N8° 25' 19" E14.4km (9.0 miles)
Saalburg quartzite quarry (Köppern quartzite quarry; Lochmühle quartzite works), Friedrichsdorf, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 16' 56" N8° 35' 54" E14.6km (9.1 miles)
Kellerskopf Mine, Naurod, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany50° 7' 49" N8° 16' 23" E15.1km (9.4 miles)
Platte castle, Platte, Taunusstein, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 8' 3" N8° 13' 13" E18.6km (11.5 miles)
Jeanette Mine, Kransberg, Usingen, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 20' 10" N8° 35' 38" E19.5km (12.1 miles)
"Kalkofen" quarry (Dyckerhoff quarry), Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany50° 3' 23" N8° 16' 31" E19.5km (12.1 miles)
Flörsheim clay pit, Flörsheim am Main, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 0' 27" N8° 24' 11" E19.7km (12.3 miles)
Usingen quartzite works, Usingen, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 20' 53" N8° 33' 38" E19.8km (12.3 miles)
Manganese mine, Ober-Rosbach (Oberrosbach), Rosbach vor der Höhe, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 17' 26" N8° 41' 44" E20.2km (12.5 miles)
Kransberg, Usingen, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 20' 38" N8° 35' 35" E20.2km (12.6 miles)
Eschbach, Usingen, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 21' 24" N8° 32' 12" E20.3km (12.6 miles)
Dankbarkeit mine, Wallrabenstein, Hünstetten, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 16' 36" N8° 13' 44" E20.4km (12.6 miles)
Friedrichsthal, Wehrheim, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 20' 31" N8° 36' 57" E20.8km (12.9 miles)
Ober-Rosbach (Oberrosbach), Rosbach vor der Höhe, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 18' 15" N8° 41' 26" E20.9km (13.0 miles)
Eschbach cliffs, Eschbach, Usingen, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 21' 49" N8° 32' 16" E21.0km (13.1 miles)
Wundertshecke Mine, Friedrichsthal, Wehrheim, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 20' 49" N8° 37' 26" E21.6km (13.4 miles)
Anna Mine, Friedrichsthal, Wehrheim, Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 21' 14" N8° 36' 17" E21.6km (13.4 miles)
Vereinigung Mine, Eisenbach, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany50° 20' 19" N8° 16' 7" E22.8km (14.2 miles)
Eisenbach, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany50° 20' 35" N8° 15' 21" E23.8km (14.8 miles)
Lindenberg Mine, Münster, Selters, Limburg-Weilburg, Giessen Region, Hesse, Germany50° 22' 13" N8° 17' 22" E24.9km (15.4 miles)
Phillipseck Mine, Münster, Butzbach, Wetteraukreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany50° 23' 5" N8° 37' 4" E25.1km (15.6 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
Rhenish Massif, EuropeMassif
GermanyCountry
Hesse, GermanyCity-State
Darmstadt, Hesse, GermanyRegion
Hochtaunuskreis, Darmstadt, Hesse, GermanyDistrict
Taunus, GermanyMountain Range

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Germany, Hessen, Hochtaunuskreis86.7.172.0.0.0
Germany, Hessen, Hochtaunuskreis, Königstein im Taunus86.7.172.2357.0.0
Germany, Hessen, Hochtaunuskreis, Königstein im Taunus, Königstein im Taunus86.7.172.2357.3893.0
 
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