Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Rheingau-Taunus
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Adm. regionDarmstadt
CapitalBad Schwalbach
Government
  District admin.Sandro Zehner (CDU)
Area
  Total
811.11 km2 (313.17 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023)
  Total
186,050
  Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationRÜD, SWA
Websitewww.rheingau-taunus.de

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.