Hochtaunuskreis - DE718

EU regions: Germany > Hesse > Darmstadt Government Region > Hochtaunuskreis

indicator	period	value
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2016	141
number of inhabitants	2018	235 995
population density	2017	488.6
old-age dependency ratio	2018	36

* Hochtaunuskreis slovensky: DE718

From wikipedia:

The Hochtaunuskreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg.

The Hochtaunuskreis and the Landkreis Starnberg regularly compete for the title of the wealthiest district in Germany.

History

The district was created in 1972 when the previous districts Obertaunus and Usingen were merged.

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 village Ober Erlenbach. The wealthy towns in the district's densely populated southern part belong to the Frankfurt urban area.

other: Darmstadt Government Region, Darmstadt, Frankfurt am Main, Offenbach am Main, Wiesbaden, Kreis Bergstraße, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Groß-Gerau, Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Odenwaldkreis, Offenbach, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Wetteraukreis

neighbours: Frankfurt am Main, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Wetteraukreis, Lahn-Dill-Kreis, Limburg-Weilburg

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