Country Germany Time zone CET (UTC+1) Population 141,584 (2013) Administrative region Karlsruhe | Adm. region Karlsruhe Vehicle registration MOS, BCH Capital Mosbach | |
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University Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Mosbach Clubs and Teams SpVgg Neckarelz, SC Klinge Seckach Points of interest Hornberg Castle, Katzenbuckel, Burg Guttenberg, Eberstadter Tropfsteinhöhle, Zwingenberg Castle Destinations Mosbach, Mudau, Walldürn, Buchen, Osterburken | ||
Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis is a district (Kreis) in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Main-Tauber-Kreis, Hohenlohe-Kreis, Heilbronn, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Odenwaldkreis (Hesse) and Landkreis Miltenberg (Bavaria). The Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis is part of to the Rhine Neckar Area.
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Map of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Germany
History
The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts Buchen and Mosbach. At first it was named Odenwaldkreis, however to avoid confusion with the neighboring district in Hesse with the same name it was renamed in 1974 to be Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis.
Geography
As the name already suggests the district is located in the Odenwald mountains, with the highest elevation at the Katzenbuckel (626 m) near Waldbrunn in the west of the district. The main river of the district is the Neckar.