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{{Expand German|topic=geo|date=January 2021}}{{Infobox German district
|name=Main-Spessart
|state=Bavaria
|image_flag=Flagge Main-Spessart.svg
|image_coa=DEU Landkreis Main-Spessart COA.svg
|capital=[[Karlstadt am Main]]
|regierungsbezirk=[[Lower Franconia]]
|area=1322
|Kreisschlüssel=09677
|district_admin   = Sabine Sitter
|admin_party      = CSU
|carsign=MSP
|url=http://www.main-spessart.de
|map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q980}}
}}
'''Main-Spessart''' is a [[Districts of Germany|''Landkreis'' (district)]] in the northwest of [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]. It is located in [[Lower Franconia]] and derives its name from the river [[Main (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 (district)|Bad Kissingen]], [[Schweinfurt (district)|Schweinfurt]] and [[Würzburg (district)|Würzburg]], the state of [[Baden-Württemberg]] (district of [[Main-Tauber (district)|Main-Tauber]]), the districts of [[Miltenberg (district)|Miltenberg]] and [[Aschaffenburg (district)|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 am Main|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 [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] per inhabitant was €36,264. This places the district 44th out of 96 districts (rural and urban) in Bavaria (overall average: €46,698).<ref name="Stat2">{{cite web|url=https://www.statistik-bw.de/VGRdL/tbls/RV2014/R2B1.zip|title=VGR der Länder, Kreisergebnisse für Deutschland - Bruttoinlandsprodukt, Bruttowertschöpfung in den kreisfreien Städten und Landkreisen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2000 bis 2017 (German)|publisher=Statistische Ämter der Länder und des Bundes|access-date=4 February 2020}}</ref>

==Coat of arms==
The coat of arms displays:
* a [[Wheel of Mainz|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 (river)|Main]]

==Towns and municipalities==
{{Imagemap Germany district MSP|Municipalities in MSP.svg|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}left{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
{|
! align=left width=33%|Towns
! align=left width=33%|Municipalities
! align=left width=33%|
|- valign=top
||
#[[Arnstein]]
#[[Gemünden am Main]]
#[[Karlstadt am Main]]
#[[Lohr am Main|Lohr]]
#[[Marktheidenfeld]]
#[[Rieneck]]
#[[Rothenfels]]
||
#[[Aura im Sinngrund]]
#[[Birkenfeld, Bavaria|Birkenfeld]]
#[[Bischbrunn]]
#[[Burgsinn]]
#[[Erlenbach bei Marktheidenfeld]]
#[[Esselbach]]
#[[Eußenheim]]
#[[Fellen]]
#[[Frammersbach]]
#[[Gössenheim]]
#[[Gräfendorf]]
#[[Hafenlohr]]
#[[Hasloch]]
#[[Himmelstadt]]
#[[Karbach, Bavaria|Karbach]]
#[[Karsbach]]
||
<ol start=17>
<li>[[Kreuzwertheim]]</li>
<li>[[Mittelsinn]]</li>
<li>[[Neuendorf, Bavaria|Neuendorf]]</li>
<li>[[Neuhütten]]</li>
<li>[[Neustadt am Main]]</li>
<li>[[Obersinn]]</li>
<li>[[Partenstein]]</li>
<li>[[Rechtenbach]]</li>
<li>[[Retzstadt]]</li>
<li>[[Roden, Bavaria|Roden]]</li>
<li>[[Schollbrunn]]</li>
<li>[[Steinfeld, Bavaria|Steinfeld]]</li>
<li>[[Thüngen]]</li>
<li>[[Triefenstein]]</li>
<li>[[Urspringen]]</li>
<li>[[Wiesthal]]</li>
<li>[[Zellingen]]</li>
</ol>
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Landkreis Main-Spessart}}
*{{Official website|http://www.mainspessart.de}} (German)

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{{Cities and towns in Main-Spessart (district)}}

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[[Category:Main-Spessart| ]]
[[Category:Districts of Bavaria]]
[[Category:Spessart]]
[[Category:Lower Franconia]]