Country Germany Adm. region Darmstadt Vehicle registration ERB Administrative region Darmstadt | State Hesse Time zone CET (UTC+1) Capital Erbach im Odenwald | |
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Points of interest Odenwald, Erbach Palace, German Ivory Museum, Burg Breuberg, Schloss Fürstenau Destinations Michelstadt, Erbach im Odenwald, Beerfelden, Höchst im Odenwald, Bad König | ||
The Odenwaldkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Darmstadt-Dieburg, Miltenberg, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and Kreis Bergstraße. Odenwaldkreis belongs to the Rhine Neckar Area.
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Map of Odenwaldkreis, Germany
History
In 1822 the district was created under the name Erbach, subdivided into two Bezirke Breuberg and Erbach. The last of several modifications of the district was in 1972, when some municipalities from the Dieburg and Bergstraße district were added to the district. In 1972 the district also changed its name.
Dietrich Kühler, in March 2015 Frank Matiaske (SPD) was voted as the successor of Dietrich Kühler and would be the chief from August 2015.
Geography
As the name of the district already suggests it is located in the Odenwald mountains.