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Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

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Rheingau-Taunus
District
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Adm. regionDarmstadt
CapitalBad Schwalbach
Area
 • Total811.11 km2 (313.17 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total189,614
 • Density230/km2 (610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationRÜD
Websitehttp://www.rheingau-taunus.de

Rheingau-Taunus is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Limburg-Weilburg, Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus-Kreis, district-free Wiesbaden, Mainz-Bingen, Rhein-Lahn.

History

The district was created in 1977 by merging the Rheingau and Untertaunus districts.

Geography

The district covers the western part of the Taunus mountains. The river Rhine forms the district's border in the south.

Politics

District council

The district election held on 27 March 2011 yielded the following results:[2]

Parties and voter communities %
2011 		Seats
2011 		%
2006 		Seats
2006 		%
2001 		Seats
2001
CDU Christian Democratic Union 35.8 22 39.8 24 39.1 28
SPD Social Democratic Party 30.8 19 33.6 20 37.2 26
GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 18.9 12 10.3 6 10.0 7
FDP Free Democratic Party 5.0 3 6.1 4 6.5 5
DIE LINKE The Left 2.3 1 — — — —
FWG Freie Wähler Gemeinschaft Rheingau-Taunus (Independent Voters Community) 7.2 4 7.5 5 4.5 3
REP The Republicans — — 2.7 2 2.7 2
Total 100.0 61 100.0 61 100.0 71
Voter turnout in % 51.4 50.0 55.6

Coat of arms

The coat of arms combines the coat of arms of the two former districts - in the bottom right the Mainz wheel taken from the Rheingau district, in the top left the lion of Nassau from the former Untertaunuskreis.
Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad Schwalbach
  2. Eltville
  3. Geisenheim
  4. Idstein
  5. Lorch
  6. Oestrich-Winkel
  7. Rüdesheim
  8. Taunusstein
  1. Aarbergen
  2. Heidenrod
  3. Hohenstein
  4. Hünstetten
  5. Kiedrich
  6. Niedernhausen
  7. Schlangenbad
  8. Waldems
  9. Walluf

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
  2. ^ Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt: Final result of district election (in German).

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