The Ãœberwald is a wooded area in the southeast of
Bergstraße district in
Hesse,
Germany, between the "Anterior" and "Hinder"
Odenwald
The Odenwald () is a low mountain range in the German states of Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg.
Location
The Odenwald is located between the Upper Rhine Plain with the Bergstraße and the ''Hessisches Ried'' (the northeastern section ...
, comprising the communities of
Abtsteinach,
Grasellenbach and
Wald-Michelbach
Wald-Michelbach is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
The community lies in the Odenwald, 12 km east of Weinheim. The now disused ''Ãœberwaldbahn'' ( railway) runs through Wald-Michelbach.
Ge ...
. Wald-Michelbach is the Überwald's central community. The name was likely first used by the inhabitants of the neighbouring Weschnitz valley. The direction of view from this valley goes over the higher elevation at the Tromm, "over the forest" (''über den Wald'' in
German) towards the higher-lying places Wald-Michelbach, Abtsteinach and Grasellenbach.
The places lying in the Ãœberwald from Abtsteinach to Grasellenbach are Unter-
Abtsteinach, Ober-Abtsteinach, Mackenheim, Siedelsbrunn, Kreidach, Stallenkandel, Ober-Mengelbach, Gadern,
Wald-Michelbach
Wald-Michelbach is a municipality in the Bergstraße district in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
The community lies in the Odenwald, 12 km east of Weinheim. The now disused ''Ãœberwaldbahn'' ( railway) runs through Wald-Michelbach.
Ge ...
, Ober-Schönmattenwag, Unter-Schönmattenwag, Aschbach, Hartenrod, Affolterbach, Kocherbach,
Wahlen, Scharbach, Tromm (a place as well as a hill), Litzelbach, Hammelbach and Gras-Ellenbach.
Neighbouring communities
The places neighbouring the Ãœberwald are
Gorxheimertal (Bergstraße district),
Heiligkreuzsteinach (
Baden-Württemberg),
Schönau (Baden-Württemberg),
Birkenau
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(Bergstraße district),
Mörlenbach (Bergstraße district),
Rimbach (Bergstraße district),
Heddesbach
Heddesbach is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany
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(Baden-Württemberg),
Eberbach (Baden-Württemberg),
Rothenberg (
Odenwaldkreis),
Fürth (Bergstraße district),
Mossautal
Mossautal in the Odenwald is a municipality and a state-recognized health resort in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany.
Geography
Location
The community lies at elevations of between 300 and 500 m above sea level.
The ''Nibelung ...
(Odenwaldkreis),
Reichelsheim (Odenwaldkreis) and
Beerfelden (Odenwaldkreis).
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Forests and woodlands of Germany
Bergstraße (district)
Odenwald