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.

Contents

1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

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 Rhein forms the district's border in the south.

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.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Bad Schwalbach Eltville Geisenheim Idstein Lorch Oestrich-Winkel Rüdesheim Taunusstein	Aarbergen Heidenrod Hohenstein Hünstetten Kiedrich Niedernhausen Schlangenbad Waldems Walluf

External links

• Official website (German)