Taunusstein
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Location of Taunusstein within Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis district
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| Coordinates: 50°8′N 8°9′E / 50.133°N 8.150°ECoordinates: 50°8′N 8°9′E / 50.133°N 8.150°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Hesse | |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt | |
| District | Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis | |
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| • Mayor | Sandro Zehner (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 67.03 km2 (25.88 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 29,063 | |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 65232 | |
| Dialling codes | 06128 | |
| Vehicle registration | RÜD, SWA | |
| Website | www.taunusstein.de | |
Taunusstein is the biggest town in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. It consists of more than 29,000 inhabitants.
Taunusstein lies roughly 10 km northwest of Wiesbaden and about 10 km west of Idstein and the Autobahn A 3. It is part of the Untertaunus (lower Taunus) range.
Taunusstein itself is a rural area and is about 30 km from the river Rhine. The lowest point in Taunusstein is 310 m above sea level, and the highest 613.9 m.
Taunusstein borders in the north on the communities of Hohenstein and Hünstetten and the town of Idstein, in the east on the community of Niedernhausen, in the south on the district-free city of Wiesbaden and in the west on the community of Schlangenbad and the town of Bad Schwalbach.
Taunusstein is made up of ten Stadtteile:
The town of Taunusstein came into being on 1 October 1971 through the merger of the formerly self-governing communities of Bleidenstadt, Hahn, Neuhof, Seitzenhahn, Watzhahn and Wehen, whereupon Taunusstein was also given town rights. On 1 July 1972, the communities of Hambach, Niederlibbach, Orlen and Wingsbach were amalgamated into the town of Taunusstein.
In 1991, Dr.-Peter-Nikolaus-Platz, a square in the constituent community of Hahn, was dedicated and named after Taunusstein’s longtime mayor. Fronting onto it are the "Taunus" community centre, the Catholic church centre of St. Johannes Nepomuk and the New Town Hall, whose functions together make the square into the new town centre. The "Taunus" community centre was opened in 1989, the church centre in 1991, both designed by the Hamburg architect Bernhard Hirche, from whom also sprang the whole concept of planning the new town centre. It was not until 1998, on the other hand, that the Town Hall, designed by another architect, could be dedicated.
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