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Rheingau-Taunus is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis is part of the Darmstadt region; its main administrative seat is Bad Schwalbach. Outposted sections of the local administration are located in Idstein and Rüdesheim am Rhein.

Rheingau-Taunus
District
Flag
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Adm. regionDarmstadt
CapitalBad Schwalbach
Area
 • Total811.11 km2 (313.17 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2020)[1]
 • Total187,433
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationRÜD, SWA
Websitehttp://www.rheingau-taunus.de

Neighbouring districts are the Hessian districts of Limburg-Weilburg, Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus-Kreis, district-free Wiesbaden and Mainz-Bingen and Rhein-Lahn which are located in Rhineland-Palatinate.


History


From 983 to 1803, the Rheingau area belonged to the Electorate of Mainz and was then merged into the new Duchy of Nassau.

The Untertaunus region was part of the Earldom of Katzenelnbogen. From 1816 onward, the whole area of the district became part of the Duchy of Nassau. After the 1866 Austro-Prussian war, Nassau was annexed by Prussia and formed the new province of Hesse-Nassau.

In 1867, the province was divided into districts. Therefore, the districts of Rheingau and Untertaunus were created.

After the Second World War and the creation of Hesse in 1946, these two districts remained unchanged. Only in 1977, because administrative borders were redrawn, the districts of Rheingau and Untertaunus merged and thus formed the Rheingau-Taunus district.


Geography


Highest point of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis:629,3 m high mountain Windhain above Waldems-Wüstems' roofs; on the right in the back Großer Feldberg is visible, the highest mountain of the entire Taunus mountain range.
Highest point of the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis:629,3 m high mountain Windhain above Waldems-Wüstems' roofs; on the right in the back Großer Feldberg is visible, the highest mountain of the entire Taunus mountain range.

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


Politics



District council


Recent district elections had the following results:[2]

Parties and voter communities %
2016		 Seats
2016		 %
2011		 Seats
2011		 %
2006		 Seats
2006		 %
2001		 Seats
2001
CDU Christian Democratic Union 35.3 21 35.8 22 39.8 24 39.1 28
SPD Social Democratic Party 24.1 15 30.8 19 33.6 20 37.2 26
GRÜNE Alliance '90/The Greens 11.2 7 18.9 12 10.3 6 10.0 7
FDP Free Democratic Party 6.8 4 5.0 3 6.1 4 6.5 5
DIE LINKE The Left 3.2 2 2.3 1 — — — —
FWG Freie Wähler Gemeinschaft Rheingau-Taunus (Independent Voters Community) 6.0 4 7.2 4 7.5 5 4.5 3
REP The Republicans — — — — 2.7 2 2.7 2
AFD Alternative for Germany 13.4 8 — — — — — —
Total 100.0 61 100.0 61 100.0 61 100.0 71
Voter turnout % 53.2 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.


Subdivisions


Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the districtHohenstein
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns

  1. Bad Schwalbach
  2. Eltville
  3. Geisenheim
  4. Idstein
  5. Lorch
  6. Oestrich-Winkel
  7. Rüdesheim
  8. Taunusstein

Municipalities

  1. Aarbergen
  2. Heidenrod
  3. Hohenstein
  4. Hünstetten
  5. Kiedrich
  6. Niedernhausen
  7. Schlangenbad
  8. Waldems
  9. Walluf

References


  1. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
  2. Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt: Final result of district election (in German).



На других языках

[de] Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Der Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis ist eine Gebietskörperschaft mit 187.229 Einwohnern (31. Dezember 2021) im Regierungsbezirk Darmstadt in Hessen. Kreisstadt ist Bad Schwalbach, zwei Verwaltungsaußenstellen befinden sich in Rüdesheim am Rhein und Idstein. Der Landkreis entstand im Jahr 1977 aus einem Zusammenschluss von Rheingaukreis und Untertaunuskreis. Eine Besonderheit stellt dar, dass die Kreisstadt Bad Schwalbach einwohnerbezogen nur die siebtgrößte Gemeinde des Landkreises ist. Bevölkerungsreichste Stadt des Rheingau-Taunus-Kreises ist Taunusstein.
- [en] Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

[ru] Райнгау-Таунус (район)

Райнгау-Таунус (нем. Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis) — район в Германии. Центр района — город Бад-Швальбах. Район входит в землю Гессен. Подчинён административному округу Дармштадт. Занимает площадь 811 км². Население — 183,1 тыс. чел. (2010). Плотность населения — 226 человек/км². Официальный код района — 06 4 39.


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