NECKAR-ODENWALD-KREIS


'Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis' is a district (''Kreis'') in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Main-Tauber-Kreis, Hohenlohe, Heilbronn, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, and the district Odenwaldkreis in Hesse. ''Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis'' belongs to the Rhine Neckar Area.

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History
Geography
Coat of arms
Cities and towns
External links

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.

Coat of arms


Coat of arms
The coat of arms show the symbols of the two historic rulers of the district. To the left is the blue-white checkered symbol of the Wittelsbach family as owner of the Palatinate - former ''Pfalz by Rhine'' at Heidelberg, to the right is the wheel of Mainz - one of the Elector-Bishops of the old Germany.

Cities and towns


CitiesTowns
#Adelsheim#Buchen#Mosbach#Osterburken#Ravenstein#Walldürn#Aglasterhausen#Billigheim#Binau#Elztal#Fahrenbach#Hardheim#Haßmersheim#Höpfingen#Hüffenhardt#Limbach (Neckar-Odenwald)#Mudau#Neckargerach#Neckarzimmern#Neunkirchen bei Mosbach#Obrigheim#Rosenberg (Baden)#Schefflenz#Schwarzach (Neckar-Odenwald)#Seckach#Waldbrunn#Zwingenberg (Baden)
Administrative districts
#Hardheim-Walldürn#Haßmersheim#Kleiner Odenwald#Limbach#Mosbach#Neckargerach-Waldbrunn#Osterburken#Schefflenztal#Seckachtal

External links



Official website (German)

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