Country Germany Adm. region Stuttgart Vehicle registration TBB, MGH Capital Tauberbischofsheim | State Baden-Württemberg Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 129,857 (2013) Administrative region Stuttgart | |
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Points of interest Tauber, Bad Mergentheim Wildlife P, Weikersheim Castle, Burg Wertheim, Innerer Schlosshof Destinations Bad Mergentheim, Wertheim am Main, Tauberbischofsheim, Creglingen, Külsheim | ||
Main-Tauber-Kreis is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north-west clockwise) Miltenberg, Main-Spessart, Würzburg, Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim and Ansbach (all in Bavaria), and the districts of Schwäbisch Hall, Hohenlohe and Neckar-Odenwald.
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Map of Main-Tauber-Kreis, Germany
History
The district originated in 1973 with the merging of the districts of Bad Mergentheim, Tauberbischofsheim and parts of the district of Buchen. At first called the district of Tauber, it took its current name, the district of Main-Tauber, in 1974. The name comes from the two primary rivers in the district, the Main and the Tauber.
Geography
The Main forms the northern border of the district, while its affluent Tauber flows through the district from southeast to north. The north of the district covers part of the Odenwald mountains, while the southern area is called Bauland.