 The municipality Elztal is located in the southern part of the Odenwald, close to Mosbach at the B 27, B 292 and L 615.The next district cities are Heilbronn in the South and Heidelberg in the North.The local river Elz or sometimes called Elzbach is flowing through Rittersbach, Dallau and Neckarburken and ends at Neckarelz into the Neckar river.