The Neckartal-Odenwald Nature Park ( German : Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald ) is one of the largest nature parks in Baden-Württemberg , Germany with a size of 1520 km². In the north, the Bergstraße-Odenwald Nature Park is located in Hesse and Bavaria, some areas in the north of Baden-Württemberg belong to both nature parks. The nature park is run by Naturpark Neckartal-Odenwald e. V. , which was founded in Eberbach in 1980.
5-750: The nature park is located in the north of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the administrative districts of Rhine-Neckar-Kreis and Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis . It encompasses the wooded low mountain range landscape of the Odenwald with the bordering landscapes of Bergstrasse in the west, Bauland in the east, Kraichgau in the south and the Neckar valley. The diversity of the landscape also translates into geological diversity, where we can observe granite formations (Odenwald and Bergstraße), sandstone formations (Rear Odenwald, Maly and partially Kraichgau) and limestone formations (Kraichgau and Bauland), as well as
10-635: A wheel spoked of six argent. The coat of arms shows the symbols of the two historical rulers of the district. On the dexter (armsbearer’s right, viewer’s left) side is the blue and white "bendy lozengy" (that is, slanted diamond shapes) of the Wittelsbach family as owners of the Electorate of the Palatinate ; on the sinister (armsbearer’s left, viewer’s right) side is the Wheel of Mainz , a symbol of
15-518: Is a Landkreis (district) in the north of Baden-Württemberg , Germany . Neighboring districts are (from east clockwise) Main-Tauber-Kreis , Hohenlohe-Kreis , Heilbronn , Rhein-Neckar-Kreis , Odenwaldkreis ( Hesse ) and Landkreis Miltenberg ( Bavaria ). The district is part of the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region . The district was created in 1973 by merging the previous districts Buchen and Mosbach. At first it
20-634: The visible activity of volcanoes from 65 million years ago (Katzenbuckel). The 1:50,000 scale hiking map of the Neckartal-Odenwald Nature Park in the southwest and southeast, published by the Baden-Württemberg State Surveying Office, for example, provides a detailed presentation. 49°27′45″N 8°59′02″E / 49.46252°N 8.98392°E / 49.46252; 8.98392 Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
25-629: 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 . 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 . The district's coat of arms might be described thus: Per pale dexter bendy lozengy argent and azure, sinister gules
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