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State: | Hesse |
Adm. Region: | Darmstadt |
Capital: | Erbach[?] |
Area: | 623.96 km² |
Inhabitants: | 100,430 (2002) |
pop. density: | 161 inh./km² |
Car identification: | ERB |
Homepage: | http://www.odenwaldkreis.de |
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The Odenwaldkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Darmstadt-Dieburg, Miltenberg[?], Neckar-Odenwald, Rhein-Neckar, Bergstra�e.
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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 Bergstra�e district were added to the district. In 1972 the district also changed it's name.
Geography As the name of the district already suggests it is located in the Odenwald mountains.
External links Official website (http://www.odenwaldkreis.de)
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