Dingolshausen is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the
district of Schweinfurt in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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.
Located at the foot of the
Steigerwald
The Steigerwald is a hill region up to in the Bavarian-Franconian part of the South German Scarplands between Würzburg and Nuremberg. It is part of the Keuper Uplands, and within it, it is continued to the north-northeast and right of the river ...
(forest) and in the valley of a creek named the Volkach. Dingolshausen is known for its wineries.
Coat of arms
The coat of arms was given to Dingolshausen in the year 1561. It shows two grapes as a symbol of the winemakers (Winzwer).
History
The first documented mention of Dingolshausen is in 1165, which was later in the year of 1243 ruled by the
Bishopric of Würzburg
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...
(
Hochstift
In the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic Church, the German term (plural: ) referred to the territory ruled by a bishop as a prince (i.e. prince-bishop), as opposed to his diocese, generally much larger and over which he exercised only spir ...
Wuerzburg).
References
Schweinfurt (district)
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