Country Germany Adm. region Darmstadt Vehicle registration HG Administrative region Darmstadt | State Hesse Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Monday 5:24 AM Team SpVgg Bad Homburg | |
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Capital Bad Homburg vor der Höhe Weather 1°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 80% Humidity Colleges and Universities accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg, Lutheran Theological Seminary Oberursel Points of interest Taunus, Großer Feldberg, Saalburg, Hessenpark, Opel Zoo | ||
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.
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Map of Hochtaunuskreis, 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.