The Spessart is a hill chain in northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse, Germany. On three sides it is bounded by the Main River, which describes a long curve. Two large cities are located at the foot of the Spessart: Aschaffenburg and Würzburg.
Although the Spessart is a roughly circular hill country, the main ridge extends from the southwest to the northeast. It is continued by the Odenwald in the southwest and by the Rhön in the northeast.
Its highest peak is the Geiersberg (586 m). Apart from the edges, the region is sparsely populated. Two nature parks called Bavarian Spessart and Hessian Spessart occupy large portions of the hills.
Actually the "Spessart GIS" is developed in a close co-operation with the Research Department for Upland Regions of the Senckenberg Institute, a model of the cultural landscape of the Spessart region, using archaeological, historical, geological, biological, forest-economical, geographical and ethnological sources.
Aim of the Archaeological Spessart-Project is to show perspectives and chances for the ecological and cultural development of the landscape as well as to enhance the visibility of the richness, diversity and history of the Spessart region for both, locals and tourists.
The Archaeological Spessart-Project is funded by the districts participating in the Spessart region Aschaffenburg, Main-Kinzig, Main-Spessart, Miltenberg and the city of Aschaffenburg.
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