Darmstadt is one of the three Regierungsbezirke of Hesse, Germany, located in the south of the state
Darmstadt-Dieburg
Дармштадт-Дибург
The district Darmstadt-Dieburg surrounds the district-free city of Darmstadt.
Frankfurt am Main
Франкфурт
The city is at the centre of the larger Frankfurt Rhine Main Region Germany's second largest metropolitan area.
Groß-Gerau
Грос-Герау
The district is located in the upper Rhine valley. The river Main forms the northern boundary of the district, the river Rhine the western border. In the east the Odenwald mountains rise at the district boundary.
Hochtaunuskreis
Верхний Таунус
The district Hochtaunuskreis covers the Taunus mountains.
Bergstraße
Бергштрассе
The Bergstraße is a tourist route which leads from Darmstadt to Wiesloch; the northern part of this route goes through the district and gave it its name.
Main-Kinzig-Kreis
Майн-Кинциг
The district was created in 1974 by merging the former districts of Hanau, Schlüchtern, Gelnhausen and the former urban district of Hanau. The district got its name from the two main rivers. The Main in the south-west corner of the district. The Kinzig, a tributary of the Main, flows all through the district.
Odenwaldkreis
Оденвальд
As the name of the district already suggests it is located in the Odenwald mountains.
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis
Райнгау-Таунус
The district was created in 1977 by merging the Rheingau and Untertaunus districts. It covers the western part of the Taunus mountains. The river Rhine forms the district's border in the south.