302. Which of the following is a rural district (Landkreis) in Baden-Württemberg?

Answer options

1. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
2. Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
3. Nordfriesland
4. Altötting

Explanation

The correct choice is the Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, a rural district in the Karlsruhe administrative region, created in the 1973 territorial reform by merging the former districts of Buchen and Mosbach. The constitutional status of counties (Landkreise) follows from the guarantee of local self-government in Article 28(2) of the Basic Law and from Baden‑Württemberg’s County Ordinance; they are public-law territorial corporations responsible for inter-municipal functions. The other units listed belong to different Länder—Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Mecklenburg‑Western Pomerania), Nordfriesland (Schleswig‑Holstein), Altötting (Bavaria)—underscoring German federalism.