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Oestrich-Winkel

Oestrich-Winkel
Aerial view of Oestrich and Rhine river
Aerial view of Oestrich and Rhine river
Coat of arms of Oestrich-Winkel
Coat of arms
Oestrich-Winkel  is located in Germany
Oestrich-Winkel
Oestrich-Winkel
Coordinates: 50°00′N 08°00′E / 50.000°N 8.000°E / 50.000; 8.000Coordinates: 50°00′N 08°00′E / 50.000°N 8.000°E / 50.000; 8.000
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:


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