Dettelbach is a

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in the district of

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 i ...

in the

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Unterfranken Lower Franconia (german: Unterfranken) is one of seven districts of Bavaria, Germany. The districts of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia make up the region of Franconia. History After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria the state was totally r ...

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. It is situated on the right bank of the

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, 20 km east of

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg is ...

, and 8 km north of

. It includes neighboring villages as administrative subdivisions, namely Bibergau, Brück, Dettelbach-Bahnhof, Effeldorf, Euerfeld, Mainsondheim, Neuses am Berg, Neusetz, Schernau und Schnepfenbach. Dettelbach was first mentioned as a settlement in 741 AD. "Stadtrecht"

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were granted in 1484 AD. Dettelbach has a nearly complete medieval city wall that includes towers and two remaining town gates. Dettelbach's most prominent architectural features are cobble-stoned streets with picturesque rows of half-timbered houses, and historic buildings dating as far back as the Renaissance, or even late-Gothic era. Dettelbach is famous for its wine, available from a number of local wineries. One major tourist attraction is the annual wine fest in the heart of downtown. The festival takes place every year from the Catholic Feast of Corpus Christi to the Sunday following the holiday. A local specialty are "Muskatzinen," flavorful pastries spiced with nutmeg, made after a secret recipe. Image:Dettelbach BW 2.JPG Image:Dettelbach BW 3.JPG Image:Dettelbach BW 4.JPG Image:Dettelbach BW 5.JPG Image:Dettelbach BW 6.JPG Image:Dettelbach BW 7.JPG Image:Dettelbach BW 8.JPG

Mayor

Dettelbach's current mayor is Matthias Bielek (Freie Wähler). He received 56.6% of votes at the second round of the 2020 local elections.

Sons and daughters of the town

Franz Christoph von Rothmund Franz Christoph von Rothmund (28 December 1801 in Dettelbach – 30 November 1891 in Munich) was a German surgeon. He was the father of ophthalmologist August von Rothmund (1830–1906). He studied medicine with Ignaz Döllinger (1770&nda ...

(1801-1891), German surgeon * Ela Weber (born 1966), German-Italian announcer and presenter

References

External links

Dettelbach website
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Neuses am Berg

Euerfeld
* * Kitzingen (district) {{Kitzingen-geo-stub