Original: Neighboring districts are Groß - Gerau, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Odenwaldkreis, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, the urban district Mannheim, the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, and the urban district of Worms.
Simplified: The district is located in the Odenwald mountains, with the 517m high Melibokus as the highest elevation.