Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Rheingau-Taunus | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Hesse |
Adm. region | Darmstadt |
Capital | Bad Schwalbach |
Government | |
• District admin. | Sandro Zehner (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 811.11 km2 (313.17 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 189,614 |
• Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | RÜD, SWA |
Website | www |
Rheingau-Taunus is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis is part of the Darmstadt region; its main administrative seat is Bad Schwalbach. Outposted sections of the local administration are located in Idstein and Rüdesheim am Rhein.
Neighbouring districts are the Hessian districts of
History
From 983 to 1803, the Rheingau area belonged to the Electorate of Mainz and was then merged into the new Duchy of Nassau.
The Untertaunus region was part of the Earldom of
In 1867, the province was divided into districts. Therefore, the districts of Rheingau and Untertaunus were created.
After the Second World War and the creation of Hesse in 1946, these two districts remained unchanged. Only in 1977, because administrative borders were redrawn, the districts of Rheingau and Untertaunus merged and thus formed the Rheingau-Taunus district.
Geography
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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:[2]
Parties and voter communities | % 2016 |
Seats 2016 |
% 2011 |
Seats 2011 |
% 2006 |
Seats 2006 |
% 2001 |
Seats 2001 | |
CDU | Christian Democratic Union
|
35.3 | 21 | 35.8 | 22 | 39.8 | 24 | 39.1 | 28 |
SPD | Social Democratic Party | 24.1 | 15 | 30.8 | 19 | 33.6 | 20 | 37.2 | 26 |
GRÜNE | Alliance 90/The Greens | 11.2 | 7 | 18.9 | 12 | 10.3 | 6 | 10.0 | 7 |
FDP | Free Democratic Party | 6.8 | 4 | 5.0 | 3 | 6.1 | 4 | 6.5 | 5 |
DIE LINKE | The Left | 3.2 | 2 | 2.3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
FWG | Freie Wähler Gemeinschaft Rheingau-Taunus (Independent Voters Community) | 6.0 | 4 | 7.2 | 4 | 7.5 | 5 | 4.5 | 3 |
REP | The Republicans | — | — | — | — | 2.7 | 2 | 2.7 | 2 |
AFD | Alternative for Germany | 13.4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 100.0 | 61 | 100.0 | 61 | 100.0 | 61 | 100.0 | 71 | |
Voter turnout % | 53.2 | 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
Subdivisions
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Municipalities_in_R%C3%9CD.svg/300px-Municipalities_in_R%C3%9CD.svg.png)
Towns
Municipalities
References
- Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.
- ^ Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt: Final result of district election (in German).
External links
Media related to Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Rheingau Daily Photo Blog