Hochtaunus District

The Hochtaunus District (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, Wetterau, 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.

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 Ober Erlenbach. The wealthy towns in the district's densely populated southern part belong to the Frankfurt urban area.