Wintersberg (Spessart)

Wintersberg is a wooded hill of Hesse, Germany. It lies in the Mittelgebirge Spessart, in the district of Main-Kinzig near the town of Bad Orb. The highest elevation is 434 meters above NHN.

Wintersberg
View from the northwest across Bad Orb
Highest point
Elevation434 m (1,424 ft)
Coordinates50°13′15″N 9°22′22″E
Geography
Wintersberg
Parent rangeSpessart

Wintersberg divides the valley of the Hasel from that of the Orb. To the east it connects to neighbouring Wegscheide hill, where the prisoner-of-war camp Stalag IX-B was located (it serves as a summer camp for children today).


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