Rheingau-Taunus
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| State: | Hesse |
| Capital: | Bad Schwalbach |
| Adm. Region: | Darmstadt |
| Area: | 811.11 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 185,405 (2001) |
| pop. density: | 229 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | RÜD |
| Homepage: | http://www.rheingau-taunus.de |
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Rheingau-Taunus is a Kreis (district) in the west of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Limburg-Weilburg, Hochtaunuskreis, Main-Taunus, district-free Wiesbaden, Mainz-Bingen, Rhein-Lahn.
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History
The district was created in 1977 by merging the Rheingau and Untertaunus districts.
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Geography
The district covers the western part of the Taunus mountains. The river Rhein forms the district's border in the south.
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Coat of arms
| The coat of arms combine 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 Untertaunuskreis. |
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Towns and municipalities
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External links
- Official website (http://www.rheingau-taunus.de/) (German)
