be reached in a matter of minutes. Königstein's advantageous placement, however, brings problems, too. Rush hour traffic, both in the morning and evening, regularly results in heavy traffic jams on the way into the roundabout. The nearest airport is Frankfurt International Airport. By way of the Königstein Railway ( – FKE) and bus routes connecting the towns to the S-Bahn stations at Bad Soden (S 3) and Kronberg (S 4), Königstein is connected to Frankfurt Central Station and the whole railway network run by the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund (Rhine-Main Transport Association, RMV), and it has at its disposal Königstein station and Schneidhain station. The Frankfurt-Königstein Railway accepts the as fare as far as Königstein im Taunus station, but the RMV only accepts it for fare area 5000 (Frankfurt am Main without the airport). Established businesses Königstein im Taunus is an attractive place for business. The citizens' above-average buying power is a boon to local retail businesses, the range of which is correspondingly great. Furthermore, there are quite a few independent business and personnel consultants, often former managers from industry. Through the takeover of the well known German personnel consultancy Hofmann Herbold & Partner, Königstein was for years headquarters to the biggest international executive search firm Korn/Ferry. Several spinoffs brought into being by former Korn/Ferry employees are still in business in town now. The Commerzbank maintains a large training and conference centre at the edge of town, which is also available to third parties. The Deutsche Bank also has one between Falkenstein and Kronberg. Town partnerships Königstein im Taunus maintains partnerships with the following towns: Le Cannet-Rocheville, France Königstein, Saxony Kórnik, Poland Le Mêle-sur-Sarthe, France (with Falkenstein) There is also a friendship agreement with: Königstein in the Upper Palatinate Culture and sightseeing Regular events The greatest folk festival in Königstein is the yearly , or Castle Festival, at the Königstein Castle ruins. Moreover, early in the year, and in the summer, further events also take place there: ("Knights' Tournament"), ("Theatre at the Castle"), as well as various musical and film events. Since 2005 also a series of concerts called ("Middle Ages rock the castle"). As a new open-air highlight, from 2006, the ("Königstein Castle Festival Games") will be held, bringing to the stage a multi-faceted cultural programme in the unique atmosphere of the ruins: ambitious concerts and operatic and musical productions with large casts under the open sky. As well, business in the