Schanzenkopf - Spessart

Schanzenkopf - Spessart
Bayerische Vermessungsverwaltung - www.geodaten.bayern.de · CC BY 4.0

Schanzenkopf is a wooded hill in the Spessart mountains of Bavaria, Germany, located in the district of Aschaffenburg.[1] Rising to 343 meters (1,125 ft) above sea level, it forms part of the Hahnenkamm ridge in the Mittelgebirge Spessart region of Lower Franconia.[1] The site contains an earthwork dating from the Roman period between the 1st and 5th centuries AD, representing a fortified position within the historical landscape of the Spessart.[2]

TypeEarthwork
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryGermany
Coordinates50.0709° N, 9.0919° E

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