Oestrich-Winkel | ||
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Aerial view of Oestrich and Rhine river
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Coordinates: 50°00′N 08°00′E / 50.000°N 8.000°ECoordinates: 50°00′N 08°00′E / 50.000°N 8.000°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Hesse | |
Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
District | Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Michael Heil | |
Area | ||
• Total | 59.53 km2 (22.98 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) | |
Population (2015-12-31) | ||
• Total | 11,632 | |
• Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 65375 | |
Dialling codes | 06723 | |
Vehicle registration | RÜD, SWA | |
Website | www.oestrich-winkel.de |
Oestrich-Winkel (German pronunciation: [ˈøːstʁɪç ˈvɪŋkəl]) is a town with roughly 12,000 inhabitants in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.
Oestrich-Winkel, which culturally belongs to the Rheingau region, lies on the Rhine River, 19 km westsouthwest of Wiesbaden and 17 km west of Mainz. It is, as a part of the Rheingau wine region, the largest wine growing town of Hesse.
The coordinates 50°N, 8°E lie right in the stadtteil of Winkel, whose name, coincidentally, is German for “angle”.
Oestrich-Winkel borders in the north on the town of Lorch and the municipalities of Welterod (Rhein-Lahn-Kreis in Rhineland-Palatinate), Heidenrod and Schlangenbad; in the east on the town of Eltville; in the south, across the Rhine, on the town of Ingelheim (Mainz-Bingen district in Rhineland-Palatinate) and in the west on the town of Geisenheim.
Oestrich-Winkel as a municipality consists of four Stadtteile: