Parent range Spessart Mountain range Spessart | Elevation 343 m | |
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Similar Schanzenkopf (Spessart), Hohe Mark (Spessart), Hahnenkamm (Spessart), Reuschberg (Spessart) | ||
Schanzenkopf (Schwedenschanze) is a wooded hill in the Aschaffenburg district of Bavaria, Germany. It is part of the Mittelgebirge Spessart and lies right on the border with the state of Hesse.
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Map of Schanzenkopf, 63755 Alzenau, Germany
There is another hill named Schanzenkopf south of Alzenau.
Hill fort
The remains of a circular rampart, known locally as Schwedenschanze (Swedish rampart), are found on the hill. They stretch for around 100 m, are 2 to 4 m high and reach a width of 12 m. It is generally attributed to the Hallstatt period.
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Schanzenkopf (Schwedenschanze) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA