The Melibokus (also Melibocus, Malchen or Malschen) is at 517 metres (1696 feet), the highest hill in the Bergstraße region of southern Hesse, central Germany.

Melibokus overlooks the Rhine valley on the western fringe of the Odenwald region and is a local landmark, clearly visible for many miles.

The "Nibelungensteig" hill trail leads you from the railway station in Zwingenberg towards the east.

The medieval place name of the modern Melibokus was Mons Malscus, and there is a settlement in the region, Malchen.

One possible etymology[3] derives the name from Old High German malsc, "conceited", which Julius Pokorny reports is from Indo-European mel- "grind" in the sense of "ground down" or "weak".