Maroldsweisach is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the district of Haßberge in

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Culture and sights

Alte Burg (Altenstein) The Alte Burg ("Old Castle") is an early medieval ringwork between Altenstein and ''Lichtenstein'' in the borough of Market Maroldsweisach in the Lower Franconian county of Haßberge in the province of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. Loca ...

, the "Old Castle" * Altenstein Castle * Ditterswind Palace * Hafenpreppach Palace * Maroldsweisach Palace * Pfaffendorf Palace * Pfaffendorf Village Church * Birkenfeld Palace *

Jewish Cemetery A Jewish cemetery ( he, בית עלמין ''beit almin'' or ''beit kvarot'') is a cemetery where Jews are buried in keeping with Jewish tradition. Cemeteries are referred to in several different ways in Hebrew, including ''beit kevarot'' ...

with memorial tablets to persecuted and murdered Jews

Local Citizens of Note

* Joseph Brunner (November 26, 1706 –– November 19, 1827) was born in

Trappstadt Trappstadt is a municipality in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in Bavaria, Germany. Notable people *Joseph Brunner (26 November 1706 - 19 November 1827), born in Trappstadt and died in Altenstein. It has been suggested that he was the oldest man ...

and died in Altenstein. Once considered to have been the oldest proven person, information has recently surfaced which suggests he may have only been born in 1739, making him 88 years old at the time of his deat

http://www.mainpost.de/lokales/hassberge/Hassbergkreis-Aeltester-Mann-Guinessbuch-der-Rekorde-Altenstein-sensationeller-Fund;art1726,436693

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Rudolf Berthold Oskar Gustav Rudolf Berthold (24 March 1891 – 15 March 1920) was a German flying ace of World War I. Between 1916 and 1918, he shot down 44 enemy planes—16 of them while flying one-handed. Berthold's perseverance, bravery, and willingness t ...

, the World War I

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

and

Pour le Merite Pour may refer to these people: * Kour Pour (born 1987), British artist of part-Iranian descent * Mehdi Niyayesh Pour (born 1992), Iranian footballer * Mojtaba Mobini Pour (born 1991), Iranian footballer * Pouya Jalili Pour (born 1976), Irania ...

winner, was born in Ditterswind.Franks et al 1993, p. 71.

Endnotes

References

* Franks, Norman; Bailey, Frank W.; Guest, Russell. ''Above the Lines: The Aces and Fighter Units of the German Air Service, Naval Air Service and Flanders Marine Corps, 1914–1918''. Grub Street, 1993. , . Haßberge (district) {{Haßberge-geo-stub