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 2017)[1]
 • Total 186,602
 • Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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

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 Mainz wheel taken from the Rheingau district, in the top left the lion of Nassau from the former Untertaunuskreis.

Urban entities

Towns and municipalities in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). September 2018.
  2. ↑ Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt: Final result of district election (in German).

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

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