Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a district (Kreis) in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Neighboring districts are Bergstraße, Odenwaldkreis

Odenwaldkreis

The Odenwaldkreis is a Kreis 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.-History:...

, Neckar-Odenwald, Heilbronn

Heilbronn (district)

Heilbronn is a district in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Neckar-Odenwald, Hohenlohe, Schwäbisch Hall, Rems-Murr, Ludwigsburg, Enz, Karlsruhe and Rhein-Neckar...

, Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe (district)

Karlsruhe is a rural district in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rhein-Neckar, Heilbronn,Enz, Calw, Rastatt, Germersheim, Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis and the district-free city Speyer...

, district-free Speyer

Speyer

Speyer is a city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located beside the river Rhine, Speyer is 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities...

, the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

The Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is a district in the east of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.Neighboring districts are the district-free city Worms, the district Bergstraße, district-free Mannheim, Frankenthal and Ludwigshafen, Rhein-Neckar, district-free Speyer, the districts Karlsruhe, Germersheim,...

, and district-free Mannheim

Mannheim

Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....

 and Heidelberg

Heidelberg

-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...

.

History

The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts Heidelberg, Mannheim and a big part of Sinsheim.

Geography

It's named after the two main rivers which flow through the district, Rhine and Neckar

Neckar

The Neckar is a long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse, in Germany. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the River Rhine...

. The highest elevation is the Stiefelhöhe near Heiligkreuzsteinach

Heiligkreuzsteinach

Heiligkreuzsteinach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

 with 583 m in the Odenwald

Odenwald

The Odenwald is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Location :The Odenwald lies between the Upper Rhine Rift Valley with the Bergstraße and the Hessisches Ried in the west, the Main and the Bauland in the east, the Hanau-Seligenstadt Basin – a subbasin of...

 mountains, the lowest elevation with 92 m is near Ilvesheim

Ilvesheim

Ilvesheim is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is a town of 8000 Residents In the 18th century Ilvesheim exhibited a typical size for country towns in the region. Until circa 1850 when there was a surge in growth. After the World War Two the town took in...

 in the Neckar valley.

Government

The district is governed by a district assembly (Kreistag) and a district executive (Landrat). The eligible voters of the district elect the Kreistag every 5 years. This body then in turn elects the Landrat every 8 years. The Landrat is the legal representative of the district as well as the speaker of the Kreistag and its committees. The Landrat manages the office of the Landrat (Landratsamt) and is the chief official of the district. The duties of the Landrat include the preparation of the district assembly meetings and its committees. The Landrat calls the meetings, acts as speaker, and carries out the decisions made. In the Kreistag, the Landrat has no vote. The Landrat has a second, called the first district official (Erste Landesbeamte).

Landrat of the district Heidelberg 1945–1972:

• 1945–1946: Hermann Specht (provisional)
• 1946–1947: Erich Reimann
• 1947–1954: Herbert Klotz
• 1954–1972: Georg Steinbrenner

Landrat of the district Mannheim 1945–1972:

• 1945: Richard Freudenberg (appointed)
• 1945–1946: Karl Geppert (appointed)
• 1946: Dr. Valentin Gaa (appointed)
• 1946–1948: Ernst Becherer
• 1948–1970: Dr. Valentin Gaa
• 1970–1972: Albert Neckenauer

Landrat of the district Sinsheim 1945–1972:

• 1945–1946: Roman Großmann (appointed)
• 1946: Gottlob Barth und Dr. Kurt von Kirchenheim (both appointed)
• 1946: Wolfgang Rutschke (appointed to oversee businesses)
• 1946–1947: Hermann Lindner (appointed)
• 1947–1948: Dr. Johann Gutermann
• 1948: Dr. Ludwig Bernheim
• 1948–1949: Georg Steinbrenner (appointed to oversee businesses)
• 1949–1950: Dr. Walther Reidel (appointed)
• 1950–1972: Dr. Paul Herrmann

Landrat of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis since 1973:

• 1973 Georg Steinbrenner, Amtsverweser
• 1973–1986: Albert Neckenauer
• 1986 to present: Dr. Jürgen Schütz

Coat of arms

The wavy line in the left of the coat of arms represent the two rivers Rhine and Neckar Neckar The Neckar is a long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse, in Germany. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the River Rhine... . The lion in the right side is the symbol of Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz .... , as the area belonged to that area historically.

Cities and towns

Städte (Cities)
		Eberbach Eberbach Eberbach can refer to:* Eberbach , city on the river Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany* Eberbach Abbey, Cistercian monastery in Germany* Eberbach-Seltz, commune of the Bas-Rhin département in FrancePeople:...	15 258	81.2 km²
		Eppelheim Eppelheim Eppelheim is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg bordering Heidelberg. It belongs to the district Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.-Location and neighboring communities:...	14 629	5.6 km²
		Hemsbach Hemsbach Hemsbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the Bergstraße, 18 km northeast of Mannheim.Hemsbach has restored one of the synagogues that flourished in the town before Kristallnacht....	12 230	12.9 km²
		Hockenheim Hockenheim Hockenheim is a German town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, about 20 km south of Mannheim. It is located in the Upper Rhine valley on the touristical theme routes Baden Asparagus Route and Bertha Benz Memorial Route...	21 031	34.8 km²
		Ladenburg Ladenburg Ladenburg is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Neckar, 10 km east of Mannheim, and 10 km northwest of Heidelberg.It has an old town from the Late Middle Ages...	11 473	19 km²
		Leimen Leimen (Baden) Leimen is a town in north-west Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is about south of Heidelberg and the third largest town of the Rhein-Neckar district after Weinheim and Sinsheim...	26 932	20.6 km²
		Neckarbischofsheim Neckarbischofsheim Neckarbischofsheim is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 8 km northeast of Sinsheim, and 24 km southeast of Heidelberg....	3 946	26.4 km²
		Neckargemünd Neckargemünd Neckargemünd is a town in Germany, in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies on the Neckar, 10 km upriver from Heidelberg at the confluence with the river Elsenz. This confluence of the two rivers is the origin of the name, as Neckargemünd means confluence of...	14 032	26.2 km²
		Rauenberg	7 631	11.1 km²
		Schönau Schönau (Odenwald) Schönau is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Odenwald hills, 10 km northeast of Heidelberg. Schönau Abbey is located here....	4 696	22.5 km²
		Schriesheim Schriesheim Schriesheim is a town located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, north of Heidelberg on the Bergstrasse and on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. It has a population of about 15,000, Schriesheim is a town located in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, north of Heidelberg on the Bergstrasse ("Mountain Road") and on...	14 855	31.6 km²
		Schwetzingen Schwetzingen Schwetzingen is a German town situated in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, around southwest of Heidelberg and southeast of Mannheim.Schwetzingen is one of the 5 biggest cities of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district and it is a medium-sized centre including the cities and municipalities of...	22 159	21.6 km²
		Sinsheim Sinsheim Sinsheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the state Baden-Württemberg about 22 kilometers southeast of Heidelberg and about 28 kilometers northwest of Heilbronn in the district Rhein-Neckar. It consists of a city center and 11 suburbs with a total population of 35,605...	35 517	127 km²
		Waibstadt Waibstadt Waibstadt is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.It belongs to the municipal administration union "Waibstadt", which consists of Epfenbach, Helmstadt-Bargen, Neckarbischofsheim, Neidenstein, Reichartshausen and Waibstadt itself...	5 659	25.6 km²
		Walldorf	14 774	19.9 km²
		Weinheim Weinheim Weinheim is a town in the north west of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with 43 000 inhabitants, approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg and 10 km northeast of Mannheim. Together with these cities, it makes up the Rhine-Neckar triangle...	43 692	58.1 km²
		Wiesloch Wiesloch Wiesloch is a city in Germany, in northern Baden-Württemberg. It is situated 13 kilometres south of Heidelberg.After Weinheim, Sinsheim and Leimen it is the fourth largest city of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and is in the north-central area near Heidelberg with its neighbouring town Walldorf...	25 897	30.3 km²
Gemeinden (Municipalities)
		Altlußheim Altlußheim Altlußheim is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg and belongs to Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.Altlußheim sits in the Rhine rift directly on the right bank of a meandering of the Rhine, where the Kriegbach flows into the Rhine....	5 296	16 km²
		Angelbachtal Angelbachtal Angelbachtal is a municipality in Kraichgau, between Sinsheim and Bruchsal. The name Angelbachtal comes from the valley of the Waldangelbach, which flows through Kraichgau, and from the municipality of the same name.- Geography :...	5 002	17.9 km²
		Bammental Bammental Bammental is a municipality in Rhein-Neckar Kreis of Baden-Württemberg.- Geography :Bammental is about 9 km southeast of Heidelberg and 13 km northeast of Sinsheim in the Elsenz valley, between Mauer and Neckargemünd...	6 498	12.2 km²
		Brühl Brühl (Baden) Brühl is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The former fishing village along the Rhine has become a satellite of a growing Mannheim. Many of the residents of Brühl work in Mannheim. Brühl is known as the hometown of former tennis player Steffi...	14 256	10.2 km²
		Dielheim Dielheim Dielheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-Location:Dielheim lies on the western edge of the Kraichgau and the upper Rhine valley. The Leimbach flows East to West through the center of Dielheim and its boroughs Horrenberg and Balzfeld...	8 933	22.7 km²
		Dossenheim Dossenheim Dossenheim is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.It is located on Bergstrasse and Bertha Benz Memorial Route.-Location:...	12 008	14.1 km²
		Edingen-Neckarhausen Edingen-Neckarhausen Edingen-Neckarhausen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Neckar.- Geography :...	14 127	12 km²
		Epfenbach Epfenbach Epfenbach is a municipality in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg. The municipality belongs to the municipal association of Waibstadt and the tourist region Brunnenregion .The meaning of the name...	2 517	13 km²
		Eschelbronn Eschelbronn Eschelbronn is a village with 2,597 inhabitants in the Rhein-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is adjacent to Sinsheim.- History :...	2 572	8.2 km²
		Gaiberg Gaiberg -Geography:The state certified climatic health resort sits on the border of the Odenwald and the Kraichgau within the Neckartal-Odenwald national park, about 10 km south of Heidelberg....	2 427	4.2 km²
		Heddesbach Heddesbach Heddesbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....	494	8.2 km²
		Heddesheim Heddesheim Heddesheim is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 9 km east of Mannheim, and 7 km southwest of Weinheim....	11 566	14.7 km²
		Heiligkreuzsteinach Heiligkreuzsteinach Heiligkreuzsteinach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....	3 054	19.6 km²
		Helmstadt-Bargen Helmstadt-Bargen Helmstadt-Bargen is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.The town has three schools.The German musician Julian Thome lived there for many years....	3 793	28 km²
		Hirschberg an der Bergstraße Hirschberg an der Bergstraße Hirschberg an der Bergstraße is a town in the Rhein-Neckar district of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Hirschberg is situated on the Bergstraße on the western rim of the Odenwald. It lies between Weinheim to the north and Schriesheim to the south. Hirschberg consists of two...	9 405	12.4 km²
		Ilvesheim Ilvesheim Ilvesheim is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is a town of 8000 Residents In the 18th century Ilvesheim exhibited a typical size for country towns in the region. Until circa 1850 when there was a surge in growth. After the World War Two the town took in...	7 768	5.9 km²
		Ketsch Ketsch Ketsch is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. It is situated on the right bank of the Rhine, 13 km south of Mannheim....	12 808	16.5 km²
		Laudenbach	6 110	10.3 km²
		Lobbach Lobbach Lobbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....	2 401	14.9 km²
		Malsch Malsch (bei Wiesloch) Malsch is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....	3 401	6.8 km²
		Mauer Mauer (Baden) Mauer is a village in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg....	3 919	6.3 km²
		Meckesheim Meckesheim Meckesheim is a village in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg.-History:...	5 343	16.3 km²
		Mühlhausen (Kraichgau) Mühlhausen (Kraichgau) Mühlhausen is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....	8 218	15.3 km²
		Neidenstein Neidenstein Neidenstein is a village in south western Germany. It is located between Heidelberg and Sinsheim in the Rhein-Neckar district in the state of Baden-Württemberg.- History :...	1 820	8.5 km²
		Neulußheim Neulußheim Neulußheim is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....	6 675	3.4 km²
		Nußloch Nußloch Nußloch is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis , about 10 km south of Heidelberg. It's located on the tourist routes Bergstraße and Bertha Benz Memorial Route. The hamlet Maisbach also belongs to Nußloch....	10 734	13.6 km²
		Oftersheim Oftersheim Oftersheim is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 8 km southwest of Heidelberg....	10 686	12.8 km²
		Plankstadt Plankstadt Plankstadt is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany....	9 559	8.4 km²
		Reichartshausen Reichartshausen Reichartshausen is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....	2 015	10 km²
		Reilingen Reilingen Reilingen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route....	7 068	16.4 km²
		Sandhausen Sandhausen Sandhausen is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 7 km south of Heidelberg.-People:* Selçuk Alibaz , footballer...	14 336	14.6 km²
		Schönbrunn Schönbrunn (Baden) Schönbrunn is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Distance from Heidelberg is 30 km east.-Districts:*Allemühl*Haag*Moosbrunn*Schönnbrunn*Schwanheim-Transport:...	2 987	34.5 km²
		Spechbach Spechbach Spechbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....	1 720	8.5 km²
		St. Leon-Rot	12 539	25.6 km²
		Wiesenbach	3 092	11.1 km²
		Wilhelmsfeld Wilhelmsfeld Wilhelmsfeld is a municipality in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-Geography:Wilhelmsfeld is a state-certified climatic health resort in the hills of the southern Odenwald, between 260 and 533m above sea-level...	3 293	4.8 km²
		Zuzenhausen Zuzenhausen Zuzenhausen is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg and is part of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis.-Location:Zuzenhausen is in the northern part of Kraichgau, about 8 km from Sinsheim in the Elsenz river valley.-Neighboring communities:...	2 138	11.6 km²

Sights

	Dilsberg	Bergfeste Dilsberg Bergfeste Dilsberg Bergfeste Dilsberg is a castle on a mountain over the Neckar River in Neckargemünd, Germany. The castle was built by the counts of Lauffen in the 12th century. In the 13th century it became the main castle for the counts. In the 14th century it became part of the Electoral Palatinate and received...  is a castle on a mountain over the Neckar River in Neckargemünd Neckargemünd Neckargemünd is a town in Germany, in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies on the Neckar, 10 km upriver from Heidelberg at the confluence with the river Elsenz. This confluence of the two rivers is the origin of the name, as Neckargemünd means confluence of... .
	Eberbach Eberbach (Baden) Eberbach is a town in Germany, in northern Baden-Württemberg, located 33 km east of Heidelberg. It belongs to the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis. Its sister city is Ephrata, United States.- Location :...	The historic old town with its four towers, many timber-frame houses and some town wall remnants, is a magnet for tourists.
	Hockenheim Hockenheim Hockenheim is a German town in northwest Baden-Württemberg, about 20 km south of Mannheim. It is located in the Upper Rhine valley on the touristical theme routes Baden Asparagus Route and Bertha Benz Memorial Route...	The Hockenheimring Hockenheimring The Hockenheimring Baden-Württemberg is an automobile racing track situated near the town of Hockenheim in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Amongst other motor racing events, it biennially hosts the Formula One German Grand Prix...  is the home of the Formula One Formula One Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...  German Grand Prix German Grand Prix The German Grand Prix is an annual automobile race.Because Germany was banned from taking part in international events after World War II, the German GP only became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1951... .
	Ladenburg Ladenburg Ladenburg is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Neckar, 10 km east of Mannheim, and 10 km northwest of Heidelberg.It has an old town from the Late Middle Ages...	Ladenburg has an old town from the Late Middle Ages. Its history dates back to Celtic and Roman ages.
	Neckargemünd Neckargemünd Neckargemünd is a town in Germany, in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies on the Neckar, 10 km upriver from Heidelberg at the confluence with the river Elsenz. This confluence of the two rivers is the origin of the name, as Neckargemünd means confluence of...	Neckargemünd still keeps its medieval charm.
	Schwetzingen Schwetzingen Schwetzingen is a German town situated in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, around southwest of Heidelberg and southeast of Mannheim.Schwetzingen is one of the 5 biggest cities of the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district and it is a medium-sized centre including the cities and municipalities of...	Schwetzingen Castle Schwetzingen Castle Schloss Schwetzingen, or Schwetzingen Castle is a palace in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Schwetzingen was the summer residence of the Electors Palatine Karl III Philip and Charles Theodore. It is situated in Schwetzingen, roughly equidistant from the electors' seats at Heidelberg and...  was the summer residence of the Electors Palatine Karl III Philip Karl III Philip, Elector Palatine Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine was a ruler from the house of Wittelsbach. He was Elector Palatine, Count of Palatinate-Neuburg, and Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1716 to 1742...  and Charles Theodore Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria Charles Theodore, Prince-Elector, Count Palatine and Duke of Bavaria reigned as Prince-Elector and Count palatine from 1742, as Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1742 and also as Prince-Elector and Duke of Bavaria from 1777, until his death... .
	Sinsheim Sinsheim Sinsheim is a town in southwestern Germany, in the Rhine Neckar Area of the state Baden-Württemberg about 22 kilometers southeast of Heidelberg and about 28 kilometers northwest of Heilbronn in the district Rhein-Neckar. It consists of a city center and 11 suburbs with a total population of 35,605...	Sinsheim's main tourist attraction is the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum The Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim is a technology museum in Sinsheim, Germany. Opened in 1981, it is run by a registered association called "Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim e.V." which also runs the Technik Museum Speyer. , it has more than 3,000 exhibits and an exhibition area of more than 50,000 m²... , displaying a collection of historic vehicles to over 1 million visitors per year.
	Weinheim Weinheim Weinheim is a town in the north west of the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany with 43 000 inhabitants, approximately 15 km north of Heidelberg and 10 km northeast of Mannheim. Together with these cities, it makes up the Rhine-Neckar triangle...	Weinheim is situated on the Bergstraße ("Mountain Road") on the western rim of the Odenwald Odenwald The Odenwald is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany.- Location :The Odenwald lies between the Upper Rhine Rift Valley with the Bergstraße and the Hessisches Ried in the west, the Main and the Bauland in the east, the Hanau-Seligenstadt Basin – a subbasin of... .

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