Main-Spessart is a
''Landkreis'' (district) in the northwest of
Bavaria,
Germany. It is located in
Lower Franconia and derives its name from the river
Main and the wooded hills of the
Spessart.
Geography
The district is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of
Bad Kissingen,
Schweinfurt and
Würzburg, the state of
Baden-Württemberg (district of
Main-Tauber), the districts of
Miltenberg and
Aschaffenburg, and the state of
Hesse (district of
Main-Kinzig
Main-Kinzig-Kreis is a Kreis (district) in the east of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Wetteraukreis, Vogelsbergkreis, Fulda, Bad Kissingen, Main-Spessart, Aschaffenburg, Offenbach and the district-free cities of Offenbach and Frankfurt ...
).
The river Main forms a large horse-shoe bend in the district, entering in the southeast near
Thüngersheim
Thüngersheim is a community located in Germany. The community is situated on the River Main (river), Main. It is a community in the district of Würzburg (Bavaria, Administrative region Lower Franconia). The village is molded by the surrounding vi ...
and leaving to the southwest near
Hasloch
Hasloch is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' of Kreuzwertheim. Hasloch has a population close to 1,400.
...
. In the north it is joined by the
Franconian Saale
The Franconian Saale (german: Fränkische Saale) is a 140 km long river in Bavaria, Germany. It is a right-bank tributary of the Main, in Lower Franconia. It should not be confused with the larger Saxon Saale (german: Sächsische Saale), whi ...
river at
Gemünden. The Spessart hills cover most of the area of the district west and north of the Main. To the northeast, the district borders on the
Rhön hills.
History
The district was established in 1972 by merging the former districts of Gemünden, Karlstadt, Lohr and Marktheidenfeld. Although Lohr is the largest town, the seat of the administration is located in Karlstadt.
Politics
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Main-Spessart (electoral district)
Main-Spessart is an electoral constituency (German: ''Wahlkreis'') represented in the Bundestag. It elects one member via first-past-the-post voting. Under the current constituency numbering system, it is designated as constituency 249. It is locat ...
Economy
In 2017 (latest data available) the
GDP per inhabitant was €36,264. This places the district 44th out of 96 districts (rural and urban) in Bavaria (overall average: €46,698).
Coat of arms
The coat of arms displays:
* a
wheel
A wheel is a circular component that is intended to rotate on an axle Bearing (mechanical), bearing. The wheel is one of the key components of the wheel and axle which is one of the Simple machine, six simple machines. Wheels, in conjunction wi ...
symbolising the clerical state of
Mainz
* the arms of the bishopric of
Würzburg
* an
oak leaf representing the forests of the area
* a bunch of
grapes symbolising
viticulture
* a wavy line representing the river
Main
Towns and municipalities
References
External links
* (German)
{{Authority control
Districts of Bavaria
Spessart