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Main-Spessart
District
FlagCoat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Lower Franconia
Capital	Karlstadt am Main
Government
• District admin.	Sabine Sitter (CSU)
Area
• Total	1,322 km (510 sq mi)
Population
• Total	127,642
• Density	97/km (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	MSP
Website	http://www.main-spessart.de

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 the largest town, the seat of the administration is located in Karlstadt.

Politics

• Main-Spessart (electoral district)

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 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

1. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
2. "VGR der Länder, Kreisergebnisse für Deutschland - Bruttoinlandsprodukt, Bruttowertschöpfung in den kreisfreien Städten und Landkreisen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2000 bis 2017 (German)". Statistische Ämter der Länder und des Bundes. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

External links

• Official website (German)

v t e Towns and municipalities in Main-Spessart
Arnstein Aura im Sinngrund Birkenfeld Bischbrunn Burgsinn Erlenbach bei Marktheidenfeld Esselbach Eußenheim Fellen Frammersbach Gemünden am Main Gössenheim Gräfendorf Hafenlohr Hasloch Himmelstadt Karbach Karlstadt am Main Karsbach Kreuzwertheim Lohr Marktheidenfeld Mittelsinn Neuendorf Neuhütten Neustadt am Main Obersinn Partenstein Rechtenbach Retzstadt Rieneck Roden Rothenfels Schollbrunn Steinfeld Thüngen Triefenstein Urspringen Wiesthal Zellingen

49°55′N 9°45′E / 49.92°N 9.75°E / 49.92; 9.75

• Districts of Bavaria
• Main-Spessart
• Spessart
• Lower Franconia