Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, Administrative district in Hesse, Germany
The Rheingau-Taunus district spans 811 square kilometers across western Hesse, encompassing both the Taunus Mountains and Rhine River valley regions.
The district emerged on January 1, 1977, through the consolidation of the former Rheingau and Untertaunus districts during Hesse's administrative restructuring.
The district encompasses seventeen municipalities, including wine-producing towns along the Rhine and forested communities in the Taunus mountain range.
Bad Schwalbach functions as the administrative center, while additional government offices operate in Idstein and Rüdesheim am Rhein for resident services.
The district's coat of arms combines the Mainz wheel and Nassau lion, representing the historical territories that merged into the current administrative region.
Location: Darmstadt Government Region
Inception: January 1, 1977
Capital city: Bad Schwalbach
Elevation above the sea: 308 m
Shares border with: Limburg-Weilburg, Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus-Kreis, Wiesbaden, Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, Mainz-Bingen district
Website: https://rheingau-taunus.de
GPS coordinates: 50.14840,8.07326
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:38
Niederwalddenkmal
22.4 km
Mainz Cathedral
22 km
Eberbach Abbey
11.8 km
Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz
22 km
Mouse Tower
24 km
Schloss Johannisberg
17.7 km
Biebrich Palace
16.9 km
Drosselgasse
21.8 km
Villa Waldfriede
11.1 km
St. Stephen's Church
22 km
Rheinstein Castle
23.1 km
Nerobergbahn
12.4 km
Taunus Wunderland
4.6 km
Aar Valley Railway
1.4 km
Kurhaus Wiesbaden
14.3 km
Eibingen Abbey
20.2 km
Mainz Central Station
21.1 km
St. Elizabeth's Church Wiesbaden
12.8 km
Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden
14.3 km
Marktkirche
14.1 km
Neroberg
12.5 km
Museum Wiesbaden
14.6 km
Ehrenfels Castle
23.7 km
Schierstein Bridge
15.9 km
Schloss Freudenberg (Wiesbaden)
12 km
Hindenburg Bridge
21.6 km
Reichenstein Castle
22.4 km
Schloss Vollrads
16 kmReviews
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