Hochtaunuskreis

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Hochtaunuskreis
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Hochtaunuskreis
Country Germany
State Hesse
Adm. region Darmstadt
Capital Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Government
  District admin.Ulrich Krebs (CDU)
Area
  Total482.06 km2 (186.12 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022) [1]
  Total239,488
  Density500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration HG, USI
Website http://www.hochtaunuskreis.de

The Hochtaunuskreis is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Hesse, Germany and is part of the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Neighbouring districts are Lahn-Dill, Wetteraukreis, district-free Frankfurt, Main-Taunus, Rheingau-Taunus, Limburg-Weilburg.

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The Hochtaunuskreis and the Landkreis Starnberg regularly compete for the title of the wealthiest district in Germany.

History

The district was created in 1972 when the previous districts Obertaunus and Usingen were merged.

Geography

Geographically it covers the Taunus mountains. The highest elevation of the Taunus, the 881 meter high Großer Feldberg, is in the district. Lowest elevation of the district with 130m is the village Ober Erlenbach. The wealthy towns in the district's densely populated southern part belong to the Frankfurt urban area.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms is a dimidiation of the arms of the Obertaunus district in the left half and the Usingen district in the right half. It shows a lion, the left half in the red-white striped style of the Hesse lion, the right side the golden color lion of Nassau. Additionally in the left four bells which were taken from the counts of Kronberg, and in the right four trefoils from the coat of arms of the city of Usingen.

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Municipalities in HG.svgGlashütten
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
TownsMunicipalities
  1. Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
  2. Friedrichsdorf
  3. Königstein im Taunus
  4. Kronberg im Taunus
  5. Neu-Anspach
  6. Oberursel (Taunus)
  7. Steinbach (Taunus)
  8. Usingen
  1. Glashütten
  2. Grävenwiesbach
  3. Schmitten
  4. Wehrheim
  5. Weilrod

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Usingen</span> Town in Hesse, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Schmitten im Taunus</span> Municipality in Hesse, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grävenwiesbach</span> Municipality in Hesse, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wehrheim</span> Municipality in Hesse, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bad Camberg</span> Town in Hesse, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steinbach (Taunus)</span> Town in Hesse, Germany

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The Taunus Railway in the High Taunus is a railway route between Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof and Brandoberndorf via Bad Homburg, Usingen and Grävenwiesbach. It was operated from 1993 to 1995 by the Frankfurter Verkehrsverbund as the T-Bahn and subsequently by the Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund as line 15. It is listed in table 637 of the Deutsche Bahn timetable. The Friedrichsdorf–Brandoberndorf line, which has the infrastructure number of 9374, forms part of the old Friedrichsdorf–Wetzlar line, which was known as the Taunusbahn. The line is owned by the Verkehrsverband Hochtaunus. The infrastructure is managed by HLB Basis AG on behalf of the VHT.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Usingen station</span> Railway station in Usingen, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grävenwiesbach station</span>

Grävenwiesbach station is the station of Grävenwiesbach on the edge of the Hochtaunuskreis in the German state of Hesse. It is located on the southern outskirts of the town centre. Previously, the station was a junction station that served trains running on the Weil Valley Railway to Weilburg via Weilmünster, on the Taunus Railway to Bad Homburg and on the Solms Valley Railway to Wetzlar.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wehrheim station</span>

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References

  1. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2022 nach Gemeinden" (XLS) (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2023.

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