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Jossgrund
Jossgrund is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has around 3,500 inhabitants distributed among several formerly independent villages, now ''Ortsteile''. The administration seat is at Oberndorf. Geography Location The municipality known as "Jossgrund" is located in the valley of the rivulet Jossa, a tributary to the Sinn In the philosophy of language, the distinction between sense and reference was an idea of the German philosopher and mathematician Gottlob Frege in 1892 (in his paper "On Sense and Reference"; German: "Über Sinn und Bedeutung"), reflecting the ... which in turn discharges into the Franconian Saale shortly before the Saale flows into the river Main (river), Main at Gemünden am Main. Jossgrund lies among the wooded hills of the Spessart at the border between the German federal states of Hesse and Bavaria (Main-Spessart district). Jossgrund is made up of several villages and has no real municipal centre. Although similarly named ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beilstein (Spessart)
The Beilstein is a hill in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse, Germany. It is part of the Spessart range and lies in the municipality of Jossgrund close to the ''Ortsteil'' of . Its elevation is 499 metres above sea level. Geography Location The Beilstein is located at the end of the valley of the Jossa. It is part of the ''Mittelgebirge'' Spessart and lies in the Hessian part of the range, close to the border to Bavaria. The Beilstein lies between Lettgenbrunn and Bad Orb, just south of the 521 m high '. The Beilstein is part of the municipal territory of Jossgrund. Geology Unlike most of the Spessart, which consists mainly of Buntsandstein, the Beilstein is an outcropping of basalt. The upper slopes of the hill are wooded, but at the top basalt rocks are exposed. Around 10-20 million years ago, volcanic activity caused this to break through the local Buntsandstein, which is roughly 200 million years older. The Beilstein features characteristic basalt columns and the larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jossa (Sinn)
Jossa is a river of Hesse, Germany. It is a tributary of the Sinn, which in turn flows into the Franconian Saale shortly before the latter discharges into the Main at Gemünden am Main. Course The Jossa has a length of 32.3 kilometres. It originates at , an ''Ortsteil'' of Jossgrund. Here the Villbach is joined by the ''Lettgenbrunner Quelle''. Since 2007, the place has been marked by a large boulder. The Jossa then flows southeast before turning northwards. Passing and (two other parts of Jossgrund) it gradually turns east north of , part of Bad Soden-Salmünster. Its northernmost point is near (part of Steinau an der Strasse) and it then flows southeast to discharge into the Sinn at Jossa, a part of Sinntal. Watershed The Jossa and its tributaries drain an area of around 146.7 square kilometres. It marks the border of the area that drains to the east towards the Sinn. To the west and north lies the Kinzig watershed. Natural history Beavers have been successfully reintr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Soden-Salmünster
Bad Soden-Salmünster () is a town in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Kinzig, between Fulda and Hanau. It has a population of around 13,000. Geography Location The municipality is located on both sides of the Kinzig river in the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse. Its territory extends into the hills of the Vogelsberg to the north and into the Spessart to the south. The two main population centres, Bad Soden and Salmünster, are both situated in the Kinzig valley. Subdivisions The ''Stadt'' (town) Bad Soden-Salmünster today consists of the following 11 ''Stadtteile'' (boroughs): , , , , , , , , , and . Bad Soden and Salmünster are the two ''Kernstadtteile'' (core boroughs). The current municipality was created in the ' of 1970, 1972 and 1974. Neighbouring communities From the north, clockwise, the neighbouring municipalities are: Birstein, Steinau an der Straße, '' Gutsbezirk Spessart'' (an unincorporated area surrounding the ''Stadtte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Orb
Bad Orb (; " Thermae on the Orb River") is a spa town in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis district of Hesse, Germany. It is situated east of Hanau between the forested hills of the Spessart. Bad Orb has a population of over 10,000. Its economy is dominated by the health and tourism sectors. Geography Location Bad Orb is located in the valley of the Orb, a tributary of the Kinzig. The town is surrounded by the wooded hills of the Spessart, including the Wintersberg. The closest larger cities are Hanau, Aschaffenburg and Frankfurt to the southwest and Fulda to the northeast. Neighboring communities From the north, clockwise, Bad Orb borders on Wächtersbach, Bad Soden-Salmünster, the unincorporated area Gutsbezirk Spessart, Jossgrund and Biebergemünd. History The region was inhabited by Celts by c. 650 BC, but it is not known whether they were aware of the local salt deposits. In 1054 Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor gifted the area around Orb (''Orbaha'') to the ''Stift S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flörsbachtal
Flörsbachtal is a municipality in the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It has a population close to 2,400. Flösbachtal contains both the oldest parish and the youngest settlement established in the Spessart hills. Located within the municipal territory is the Hermannskoppe, the highest elevation in the Hessian part of the Spessart and the Wiesbüttmoor, a rare hanging bog. Etymology The community Flörsbachtal was newly created in 1972 and is named after the '' Flörsbach'', a stream that flows into the Lohrbach, the name of the upper part of the Lohr which flows into the Main at Lohr am Main. Geography Location Flörsbachtal is located in the far south of the Main-Kinzig district of Hesse, right next to the state of Bavaria, which surrounds the community on three sides (west, south and east). Flörsbachtal lies in the wooded hills of the Spessart. Around 75% of the municipal territory is covered by forests. It also includes the nature preserve , a rare hangi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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