Hochtaunuskreis

Hochtaunuskreis
Flag of Hochtaunuskreis
Coat of arms of Hochtaunuskreis
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CountryGermany
StateHesse
Adm. regionDarmstadt
CapitalBad 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 zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationHG, USI
Websitehttp://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.

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

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

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