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 Limburg-Weilburg, Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus-Kreis, district-free Wiesbaden and Mainz-Bingen and Rhein-Lahn which are located in Rhineland-Palatinate.