Hochtaunuskreis
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 Map of Hesse highlighting the district Hochtaunuskreis |
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| State | Hesse |
| County seat | Bad Homburg |
| Adm. region | Darmstadt |
| Area | 482.06 km² |
| Population | 223,241 (1999) |
| pop. density | 463 inh./km² |
| Car identification | HG |
| Web page | http://www.hochtaunuskreis.de |
The Hochtaunuskreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg. Also the Hochtaunuskreis and the Landkreis Starnberg regularly compete for the "title" of the wealthiest district in Germany.
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[edit] History
The district was created in 1972 when the previous districts Obertaunus and Usingen were merged.
[edit] Geography
Geographically it covers the Taunus mountains. The highest elevation of the Taunus, the 881 meter high Großer Feldberg, is in the district. Lowest elevation of the district with 130m is the Ober Erlenbach.
[edit] Coat of arms
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The coat of arms is a combination of the arms of the Obertaunus district in the left half and the Usingen district in the right half. It shows a lion, the left half in the red-white striped style of the Hesse lion, the right side the golden color lion of Nassau. Additionally in the left four bells which were taken from the counts of Kronberg, and in the right four trefoils from the coat of arms of the city of Usingen. |
[edit] Towns and municipalities
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[edit] External links
- Official website (German)
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Urban and rural districts in the Federal State of Hesse in Germany |
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Urban |
Darmstadt | Frankfurt (Main) | Kassel | Offenbach | Wiesbaden |
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Rural |
Bergstraße | Darmstadt-Dieburg | Fulda | Gießen | Groß-Gerau | Hersfeld-Rotenburg | Hochtaunuskreis | Kassel | Lahn-Dill-Kreis |
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