Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis - DE71D

EU regions: Germany > Hesse > Darmstadt Government Region > Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

indicator	period	value
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2017	78
number of inhabitants	2019	187 157
population density	2018	233.6
old-age dependency ratio	2019	35.8

* more on wikidata Q7907 * Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis slovensky: DE71D

From wikipedia:

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

Recent district elections had the following results:

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.

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: Wiesbaden, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Mainz-Bingen, Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Limburg-Weilburg

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