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List Of Franconian Wine Towns
This list includes every town in Franconia where wine is grown with at least one Qualitätslage (appellation). There are 24 so called Großlagen and 223 Lagen. In a Großlage 10 to 60 smaller Lagen are summarised. Bereich Mainviereck Großlage Reuschberg *Hörstein (Alzenau): Abtsberg Großlage Heiligenthal *Großostheim: Reischklingenberg, Harstell Großlagenfrei *Aschaffenburg: Pompejaner, Godelsberg, Badberg *Bürgstadt: Mainhölle, Centgrafenberg *Dorfprozelten: Predigtstuhl * Eichenbühl: Hoher Berg *Engelberg (Großheubach): Klostergarten *Erlenbach am Main: Hochberg *Großheubach: Bischofsberg *Großwallstadt: Lützeltaler Berg *Klingenberg am Main: Einsiedel, Schlossberg *Kreuzwertheim: Kaffelstein * Michelbach (Alzenau): Goldberg, Steinberg, Aloisengarten, Apostelgarten *Miltenberg: Steingrübler * Obernau: Sanderberg * Rottenberg: Gräfenstein *Rück (Elsenfeld): Johannisberg, Jesuitenberg, Schalk *Wasserlos (Alzenau): Schloßberg, Luhmännchen Bereich Maind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franconia (wine Region)
Franconia (German: ''Franken'') is a region for quality wine in Germany situated in the north west of Bavaria in the district of Franconia, and is the only wine region in the federal state of Bavaria. In 2014, vines were grown on of land in the region. Geography The greater part of the wine region is situated in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia around its capital Würzburg along the Main River. There are a few areas in Middle Franconia, mainly in the Steigerwald; and a very small part in the area of Upper Franconia around Bamberg. The bends of the River Main have been used to define the region's three districts, two of which take their names from their respective geometric shape. ''Mainviereck'' District The Mainviereck ("Main square") is the westernmost district of Franconia, on the lower slopes of the Spessart hills and is one of the warmest spots in Bavaria. The special soil is mainly red sandstone which is especially suitable for growing grape vines for red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obernau
Obernau is a village and a former municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Since January 2021, it is part of the municipality Neitersen Neitersen is a municipality in the district of Altenkirchen, in Rhineland-Palatinate, in western Germany. Geography Neitersen is 4 miles southwest of Altenkirchen on the river Wied. The village divides in the districts Neiterschen, Niederöl .... Ortsgemeinde Neitersen References Altenkirchen (district) Former municipalities in Rhineland-Palatinate {{Altenkirchen-geo-stu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitzingen
Kitzingen () is a town in the Germany, German state of Bavaria, capital of the Kitzingen (district), district Kitzingen. It is part of the Franconia geographical region and has around 21,000 inhabitants. Surrounded by vineyards, Kitzingen County is the largest Winemaking, wine producer in Bavaria. It is said to be Franconia's wine trade center. History According to legend, Kitzingen was founded when the Countess of County of Schwanberg, Schwanberg lost her jeweled scarf while standing on the ramparts of her castle. The castle was located high above the fertile section of the Main (river), Main Valley where Kitzingen now lies. The Countess promised to build a cloister on the spot where the scarf was found. When it was found by a shepherd named Kitz, she kept her word and built a cloister which she called Kitzingen. That Benedictine cloister, founded in the 8th century on the site of the present town of Kitzingen, defended the Ford (crossing), ford across the river Main. Kitzinge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homburg (Bayern)
Homburg or Hombourg may refer to Places In Germany * Homburg, Saarland, capital of the Saarpfalz district of Saarland * Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, town and spa in Hesse * Homburg Forest, (''Homburgwald'') a hill range in Lower Saxony * Homburg, a quarter of Triefenstein, Bavaria * Homburg Castle, in Nümbrecht, North Rhine-Westphalia * Bad Homburg Castle or Schloss Bad Homburg, in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe * Reichsherrschaft Homburg, a small state around the castle from 1276 to 1806 In France * Hombourg, a commune in Haut-Rhin * Hombourg-Budange, a commune in Bas-Rhin * Hombourg-Haut, a commune in Moselle Elsewhere * Homburg, Switzerland, municipality in the canton of Thurgau * Hombourg, Belgium, a village in the municipality of Plombières People with the surname * Eril Homburg (born 1936-2017), Australian basketball player * Ernst Homburg (born 1952), Dutch chemist and historian * Hermann Homburg (1874–1964), South Australian politician and lawyer, son of Robert * Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemünden Am Main
Gemünden am Main (officially ''Gemünden a.Main'') is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and lies roughly 40 km down the Main from Würzburg. Gemünden has around 10,000 inhabitants. Geography Location Gemünden is located in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, on the Main, around 40 km downriver from Würzburg. Within the town, the River Sinn flows into the Franconian Saale, which itself then discharges into the Main. The Main river changes its direction at Gemünden, from northwest to west, marking the northeastern end of the ''Mainviereck'' ("Main Square") near Lohr am Main. Gemünden lies on the '' Birkenhainer Strasse'', an ancient trade road from Lower Franconia to today's Frankfurt Rhine Main Region. Subdivisions Gemünden's '' Stadtteile'' are Adelsberg, Aschenroth, Harrbach, Hofstetten, Hohenro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaibach
Volkach is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the ''Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken'' (Lower Franconia) in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Main and has a population of around 8,700. History Located outside the town but inside the municipal territory is the late-Gothic pilgrimage church ' with a Madonna by Tilman Riemenschneider. It was stolen in 1962 but later recovered. Arts and culture Volkach has hosted an annual wine festival since 1949. Notable residents *August von Rothmund (1831–1906), ophthalmologist and professor *Leo Kirch (1926–2011), media entrepreneur who led the Kirch Group *Marlies Dumbsky (born 1985), German Wine Queen *Friedrich Funk Friedrich Jakob Funk was a German Politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU). Life Early life and Farming Career Funk, who was a Protestant Christian, was a soldier in World War I despite his young age. After the war he studied agricultu ... (1900–1963), politician (CSU), farmer, and member of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankenwinheim
Frankenwinheim is a village in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany and part of ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' Gerolzhofen. Geography Frankenwinheim is in the Main Rhön region, circa 20 kilometers south of Schweinfurt. Frankenheim is divided into Frankenwinheim and Brünnstadt History Frankenwinheim was first mentioned in the year 779 A.D. and is thus already over 1240 years old. Formerly the village was part of the principality of Wiesentheid, that was owned by the counts of Schönborn. In 1806, it was mediatised by Bavaria, and in 1810 it passed on to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg The Grand Duchy of Würzburg (german: Großherzogtum Würzburg) was a German grand duchy centered on Würzburg existing in the early 19th century. As a consequence of the 1801 Treaty of Lunéville, the Bishopric of Würzburg was secularized in ... (owned by Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany), with which it finally fell back to Bavaria in 1814. Population In the area of the municipal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erlenbach Bei Marktheidenfeld
Erlenbach bei Marktheidenfeld (officially ) is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia () in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the (Administrative Community) of Marktheidenfeld. It has given itself the title – Wine Town with Heart. Geography Location The community lies on '' Bundesstraße'' 8 between Würzburg and Aschaffenburg. Constituent communities Besides Erlenbach itself, the outlying centre of Tiefenthal also belongs to the community. History As part of the Prince-Bishopric (Hochstift) of Würzburg, Erlenbach was in Bavaria's favour secularized in 1803 and passed under the Peace of Pressburg (1805) to Archduke Ferdinand of Tuscany to form the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, whence it passed back to Bavaria in 1814. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the (“Municipal Edict”) of 1818. Population development Within town limits, 1,875 inhabitants were c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Böttigheim
Neubrunn is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It consists of the districts Böttigheim and Neubrunn. References Würzburg (district) {{Würzburgdistrict-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
