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Main-Spessart
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). The river Main forms a large horse-shoe bend in the district, entering in the southeast near Thüngersheim and leaving to the southwest near Hasloch. In the north it is joined by the Franconian Saale 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Main-Spessart (electoral District)
Main-Spessart is an electoral constituency (German language, 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 248. It is located in northwestern Bavaria, comprising the districts of Main-Spessart and Miltenberg (district), Miltenberg. Main-Spessart was created for the inaugural 1949 West German federal election, 1949 federal election. Since 2013, it has been represented by Alexander Hoffmann (politician), Alexander Hoffmann of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, Christian Social Union (CSU). Geography Main-Spessart is located in northwestern Bavaria. As of the 2021 federal election, it comprises the districts of Main-Spessart and Miltenberg. History Main-Spessart was created in 1949, then known as ''Karlstadt''. It acquired its current name in the 1976 election. In the 1949 election, it was Bavaria constituency 38 in the numbering system. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lohr Am Main
Lohr am Main (, ; officially: ''Lohr a.Main'') or Loa () is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and the seat (but not a member) of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (municipal association) of Lohr am Main. It has a population of around 15,000. Etymology The town takes its name from the eponymous river that flows into the Main in the municipality. Wolf-Armin Frhr. v. Reitzenstein: Lexikon fränkischer Ortsnamen. Herkunft und Bedeutung. C.H.Beck, München 2009, , p. 133. The addition "am Main" distinguishes it from other towns also named Lohr. Past ways of spelling the name include: Geography Location The municipal territory extends on both banks of the Main about halfway between Würzburg and Aschaffenburg in Lower Franconia. The town of Lohr lies on the eastern slope of the Spessart at a bend in the river Main, which swings towards the south here, forming the beginning of the ''Mainvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlstadt Am Main
Karlstadt (), also called Karlstadt am Main, is a town in the Main-Spessart in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It is the administrative centre of Main-Spessart (''Kreisstadt''), and has a population of around 15,000. Geography Karlstadt lies on the River Main in the district (Landkreis) of Main-Spessart, roughly 25 km north of the city of Würzburg. It belongs to the Main-Franconian wine-growing region. The town itself is located on the right bank of the river, but the municipal territory extends to the left bank. Since the amalgamations in 1978, Karlstadt's '' Stadtteile'' have been Gambach, Heßlar, Karlburg, Karlstadt, Laudenbach, Mühlbach, Rohrbach, Stadelhofen, Stetten, and Wiesenfeld. History From the late 6th to the mid-13th century, the settlement of Karlburg with its monastery and harbor was located on the west bank of the Main. It grew up around the Karlsburg, a castle perched high over the community, that was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemünden Am Main
Gemünden am Main (; officially ''Gemünden a.Main'') is a town in the Main-Spessart, Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and lies roughly 40 km down the Main (river), Main from Würzburg. Gemünden has around 10,000 inhabitants. Geography Location Gemünden is located in the Main-Spessart, Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, on the Main (river), Main, around 40 km downriver from Würzburg. Within the town, the River Sinn flows into the Franconian Saale, which itself then discharges into the Main. The Main river changes its direction at Gemünden, from northwest to west, marking the transition from the ''Maindreieck'' ("Main Triangle") to the ''Mainviereck'' ("Main quadrangle") near Lohr am Main. Gemünden lies on the ''Birkenhainer Strasse'', an ancient trade road from Lower Franconia to today's Frankfurt Rhine Main Region. Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
