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The Spessart is a low mountain range in northwestern Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
 and southern Hesse
Hesse

Hesse is a States of Germany of Germany with an area of 21,110 km? and just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden. Hesse's largest city is nearby Frankfurt am Main....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is bordered on three sides by the Main River
Main river

Main rivers are a statutory type of watercourse in England and Wales, usually larger streams and rivers, but also include some smaller watercourses....
. The two most important towns located at the foot of the Spessart are Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg

Aschaffenburg is a large town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg , but is the administrative seat....
 and Würzburg
Würzburg

W?rzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located on the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken....
.

Although the Spessart forms a roughly circular mountain range, its main ridge extends from the southwest to the northeast. It is continued by the Odenwald
Odenwald

The Odenwald is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
 in the southwest and by the Rhön in the northeast.

Its highest peak is the Geiersberg (586 m or 1,923 ft.), peaking more than 400 m (1,300 ft.) above the Main valley.






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The Spessart is a low mountain range in northwestern Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
 and southern Hesse
Hesse

Hesse is a States of Germany of Germany with an area of 21,110 km? and just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden. Hesse's largest city is nearby Frankfurt am Main....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is bordered on three sides by the Main River
Main river

Main rivers are a statutory type of watercourse in England and Wales, usually larger streams and rivers, but also include some smaller watercourses....
. The two most important towns located at the foot of the Spessart are Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg

Aschaffenburg is a large town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg , but is the administrative seat....
 and Würzburg
Würzburg

W?rzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located on the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken....
.

Although the Spessart forms a roughly circular mountain range, its main ridge extends from the southwest to the northeast. It is continued by the Odenwald
Odenwald

The Odenwald is a low mountain range in Hesse, Bavaria and Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
 in the southwest and by the Rhön in the northeast.

Its highest peak is the Geiersberg (586 m or 1,923 ft.), peaking more than 400 m (1,300 ft.) above the Main valley. Apart from the edges, the region is sparsely populated. Two nature parks called Bavarian Spessart and Hessian Spessart occupy large portions of the hills.