Hochtaunuskreis – DE718

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

More on wikipedia wikidata Q7908 on OpenStreetMap Hochtaunuskreis slovensky: DE718

Demographics

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 130 m 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-Dieburg, Groß-Gerau, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Landkreis Bergstraße, Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Offenbach, Darmstadt, Frankfurt, Offenbach am Main, Wetteraukreis, Odenwald, Wiesbaden, Hochtaunuskreis

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

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: EU regions - Hochtaunuskreis – DE718, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/​en/projects/eu-regions/DE718