Überwald (Bergstraße)

About The forest lies in the southeast of the circle mountain road between front and rear Odenwald and includes the municipalities Abtsteinach, Grasellenbach and forest -Michel Bach. Forest -Michel Bach is the central place of over forest. The name was probably first used by the inhabitants of the neighboring Weschnitztales. The viewing direction of this valley goes over the ridge of the Tromm " over the forest " in the direction of the higher localities forest -Michel Bach, Abtsteinach and Grasellenbach.

About The forest was named for the Weschnitztal there leading railway line over the forest path. The preferred road connection via the 423 meter high Kreidacher height of Morlenbach Wald- Michel Bach.

Among the three over forest communities include the following localities:

Sub - Abtsteinach, top Abtsteinach, Mack home, Siedelsbrunn, Kreidach, stable Kandel, upper Mengel Bach, Gadern, forest -Michel Bach, Upper Schönmattenwag, sub - Schönmattenwag, Aschbach, Hartenrod, Affolterbach, Kocherbach, elections, crowd Bach, Tromm, Litzelbach, Hammelbach grass Ellenbach.

Neighboring communities

About The forest has the following neighboring communities:

Gorxheimertal ( circle mountain road ), Heiligkreuzsteinach (Baden- Württemberg), Schönau (Baden- Württemberg), Birkenau ( circle mountain road ), Morlenbach ( circle mountain road ), Rimbach ( circle mountain road ), Heddesbach (Baden- Württemberg), Eberbach (Baden- Württemberg ), Rothenberg ( Odenwald ), Fürth (district mountain road ), Mossautal ( Odenwald ), Reichel (Odenwald circle), Beerfelden ( Odenwald ).