Bergstraße District

Bergstraße District ("Mountain Road") is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Groß-Gerau, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Odenwald, Rhein-Neckar, the urban district Mannheim, the Rhein-Pfalz, and the urban district of Worms. Bergstraße District belongs both to the Rhine Neckar Area and the Rhein-Main Region.

History
The district was created in 1938, when the two former districts Bensheim and Heppenheim were merged.

Geography
The district is located in the Odenwald mountains, with the 517m high Melibokus as the highest elevation. The Bergstraße is a tourist route which leads from Darmstadt to Wiesloch; the northern part of this route goes through the district and gave it its name.