Oderwald
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Oderwald is a Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") in the district of Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel (district)
Wolfenbüttel is a district in southeastern Lower Saxony, Germany. Neighboring districts are the district-free City of Braunschweig, the district of Helmstedt, the district of Harz in Saxony-Anhalt, and the districts of Goslar, Hildesheim and Peine...

, in Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony is a German state situated in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen states of Germany...

, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is situated along the river Oker
Oker
The Oker is a river in Lower Saxony, Germany, that has historically formed an important political boundary. It is a left tributary of the River Aller, in length and runs in a generally northerly direction.- Course :...

, approx. 10 km south of Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel
Wolfenbüttel is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, located on the Oker river about 13 kilometres south of Brunswick. It is the seat of the District of Wolfenbüttel and of the bishop of the Protestant Lutheran State Church of Brunswick...

. It is named after the Oderwald, a small chain of hills in the municipality. Its seat is in the village Börßum.

The Samtgemeinde Oderwald consists of the following municipalities:
  1. Börßum
    Börßum
    Börßum is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany.-Geography:Börßum lies only a few kilometers north of the Harz Mountains, north of Schladen, on the east bank of the Oker, 11 km south of Wolfenbüttel. It is not far southeast of the Oderwald....

  2. Cramme
    Cramme
    Cramme is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

  3. Dorstadt
    Dorstadt
    Dorstadt is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

  4. Flöthe
    Flöthe
    Flöthe is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

  5. Heiningen
    Heiningen, Lower Saxony
    Heiningen is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

  6. Ohrum
    Ohrum
    Ohrum is a municipality in the district of Wolfenbüttel, in Lower Saxony, Germany....

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