Bergstraße (district)

Bergstraße (German: "Landkreis Bergstraße", Hessian: "Londgrääs Bergschdrooß") is a rural district in south Hesse, Germany.
History.
The district was created in 1938. Two old districts, Bensheim and Heppenheim, joined and became Bergstraße.
Geography.
The district is in the Odenwald mountains. Melibokus as the highest elevation at 517 meters. The "Bergstraße" is a tourist route which from Darmstadt to Wiesloch. The northern part of this route goes through the district and gave it its name.