Odenwaldkreis

Odenwaldkreis
—  District  —
Country  Germany
State Hesse
Adm. region Darmstadt
Capital Erbach
Area
 • Total 623.96 km2 (240.9 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 97,032
 • Density 155.5/km2 (402.8/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration ERB
Website http://www.odenwaldkreis.de

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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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.

Geography

As the name of the district already suggests it is located in the Odenwald mountains.

Coat of arms

The oak tree of the coat of arms symbolize the forests of the district, which also gave the district its name (Wald = forest). The three stars were taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Erbach, who once ruled the area.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bad König
  2. Beerfelden
  3. Breuberg
  4. Erbach
  5. Michelstadt
  1. Brensbach
  2. Brombachtal
  3. Fränkisch-Crumbach
  4. Hesseneck
  5. Höchst im Odenwald
  6. Lützelbach
  7. Mossautal
  8. Rothenberg
  9. Reichelsheim
  10. Sensbachtal

References

  1. ^ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2011. http://www.statistik-hessen.de/static/publikationen/A/AI2_AII_AIII_AV_10-1hj_pdf.zip. 

External links

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