The Odenwaldkreis is a Kreis (district) in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Darmstadt-Dieburg, Miltenberg, Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis and Kreis Bergstraße. Odenwaldkreis belongs to the Rhine Neckar Area. The currently district chief is Dietrich Kühler, in March 2015 Frank Matiaske (SPD) was voted as the successor of Kübler and will be the chief at August 2015.