for Seulberg. The tower comes from Burgholzhausen's old arms. Economy and infrastructure Transport Through Friedrichsdorf's outlying rural areas runs Autobahn A5, an important traffic artery that also has an interchange at the northern edge of the municipal area (16, Friedberg / Friedrichsdorf). Furthermore, Federal Highway (Bundesstraße) B 455 also runs through the town. The town is also well supplied when it comes to rail transport. There are four stations: one in every constituent community. Friedrichsdorf station is the end of Rhine-Main S-Bahn line S 5. Also, railcars from the Frankfurt-Königstein Railway, which run on the Taunusbahn stop here. The cross-country connection to the Main-Weser Railway to Friedberg is provided by the Butzbach-Lich Railway. Frankfurt International Airport can easily be reached by road. Also, the Firma Rotorflug can also be found in Friedrichsdorf, offering helicopter flights. Population (in each case on 31 December) Politics Town council elections Mayor Horst Burghardt (Green) is mayor of Friedrichsdorf since 1997. In March 2021, Lars Keitel (Green) was elected as his successor. Twin towns – sister cities Friedrichsdorf is twinned with: Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting, Austria (1968) Houilles, France (1973) Chesham, England, United Kingdom (1980) Schools Philipp-Reis-Schule King's College The British School of Frankfurt Notable people François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos Abraham Louis Wallon (1807–1889), Methodist preacher in Germany and the United States Pierre Jean Édouard Desor (1811–1882), German-Swiss geologist and naturalist Paul Cérésole (1832–1905), Swiss politician and judge of the Supreme Court (1867–1870) Johann Philipp Reis (1834–1874), teacher and inventor of the Reis telephone Karl Willy Wagner (1883–1953), pioneer in the theory of electronic filters Martin Schneider (born 1964), comedian, cabarettist and actor Rob Pilatus (1965–1998), model, dancer and singer Religion In Friedrichsdorf stands one of the two Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany, called the Frankfurt Germany Temple (the other one is in Freiberg, Saxony). The Temple was dedicated for operation in 1987 by then President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ezra Taft Benson. References External links Friedrichsdorf am Taunus Philipp-Reis-Schule (PRS) Rhein-Main International Montessori School (RIMS) Hochtaunuskreis