Schanzenkopf (Spessart) is a wooded hill of

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. It lies in the '' Mittelgebirge'' Spessart in the district of Aschaffenburg. Schanzenkopf has a maximum elevation of 343 metres. It is located in the municipal territory of Alzenau and is part of the ridge

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, the highest elevation of which lies just to the northeast of Schanzenkopf. There is another hill named Schanzenkopf (also known as Schwedenschanze) not far to the northeast, on the other side of the Kahl. The remains of a

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have been discovered on Schanzenkopf (''Schanze'' is German for fieldwork or rampart). However, it is unclear whether this dates from prehistoric or medieval times.

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Mountains of Bavaria Hill forts in Germany Aschaffenburg (district) Hills of the Spessart {{Aschaffenburgdistrict-geo-stub