Spessart
Sign in to saveSpessart () is a Mittelgebirge, a range of low wooded mountains, in the States of Bavaria and Hesse in Germany. It is bordered by the Vogelsberg, Rhön and Odenwald. The highest elevation is the Geiersberg at 586 metres above sea level.
Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Spessart
- Mountain.photo
- Rohrberg Nebel.jpg
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Rohrberg nature reserve, site of some of the most ancient oaks and beeches in the Spessart
- Mountain.country
- Germany
- Mountain.region
- Hesse, Bavaria
- Mountain.highest
- Geiersberg
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 586
- Mountain.elevation_system
- NN
- Mountain.area_km2
- 2440
- Mountain.map_image
- Spessart - Deutsche Mittelgebirge, Serie A-de.png
- Mountain.map_caption
- Overview of the Spessart
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Spessart () is a Mittelgebirge, a range of low wooded mountains, in the States of Bavaria and Hesse in Germany. It is bordered by the Vogelsberg, Rhön and Odenwald. The highest elevation is the Geiersberg at 586 metres above sea level.
==Etymology== thumb|left|150px|Spessart means "Woodpecker Forest"