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Rheingau-Taunus
District
Coat of arms of Rheingau-Taunus
Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Hesse
Adm. region Darmstadt
Capital Bad Schwalbach
Area
 • Total 811.11 km2 (313.17 sq mi)
Population
 (Dec 31, 2004)
 • Total 185,557
 • Density 228.7692/km2 (592.510/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration RÜD, SWA
Website http://www.rheingau-taunus.de

Rheingau-Taunus is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany.

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

Towns and municipalities

Municipalities in RÜD
Towns and municipalities in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

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


Images for kids

  • DSC05744 Windhain von Reinborn gesehen

    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.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Distrito de Rheingau-Taunus para niños

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