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Main-Spessart
Coat of arms of Main-Spessart
Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Bavaria
Adm. region Lower Franconia
Region Würzburg
Capital Karlstadt am Main
Area
 • Total 1,322 km2 (510 sq mi)
Population
 (2008-06-30)
 • Total 126,295
 • Density 95.53/km2 (247.43/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration MSP
Website http://www.main-spessart.de

Main-Spessart is a special area in Bavaria, Germany. It's called a Landkreis, which is like a district or county. You can find it in the northwest part of Bavaria, in a region called Lower Franconia. The name "Main-Spessart" comes from two important things: the Main River and the beautiful, wooded Spessart hills.

Main-Spessart: Towns and Villages

Municipalities in MSP
Map showing the towns and villages in Main-Spessart.

The Main-Spessart district is home to many interesting towns and smaller communities. These places are where people live, work, and go to school. Some are bigger, like towns, while others are smaller villages.

Here are the main towns you can find in Main-Spessart:

  • Arnstein
  • Gemünden am Main
  • Karlstadt am Main
  • Lohr
  • Marktheidenfeld
  • Rieneck
  • Rothenfels

And here are some of the many municipalities (villages and smaller communities) in the district:

  • Aura im Sinngrund
  • Birkenfeld
  • Bischbrunn
  • Burgsinn
  • Erlenbach bei Marktheidenfeld
  • Esselbach
  • Eußenheim
  • Fellen
  • Frammersbach
  • Gössenheim
  • Gräfendorf
  • Hafenlohr
  • Hasloch
  • Heigenbrücken
  • Himmelstadt
  • Karbach
  • Karsbach
  • Kreuzwertheim
  • Mittelsinn
  • Neuendorf
  • Neuhütten
  • Neustadt am Main
  • Obersinn
  • Partenstein
  • Rechtenbach
  • Retzstadt
  • Roden
  • Schollbrunn
  • Steinfeld
  • Thüngen
  • Triefenstein
  • Urspringen
  • Wiesthal
  • Zellingen

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Meno-Spessart para niños

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