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.

Dietrich Kühler, in March 2015 Frank Matiaske (SPD) was voted as the successor of Dietrich Kühler and would be the chief from August 2015.

As the name of the district already suggests it is located in the Odenwald mountains.

The three stars were taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Erbach, who once ruled the area.