Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Rheingau-Taunus
District
Country  Germany
State Hesse
Adm. region Darmstadt
Capital Bad Schwalbach
Area
 • Total 811.11 km2 (313.17 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
 • Total 181,190
 • Density 220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration RÜD
Website http://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. ↑ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2014.
  2. ↑ Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt: Final result of district election (in German).

External links

Media related to Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 50°08′54″N 8°04′24″E / 50.148403°N 8.073267°E