Thüngersheim is a community located in

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. The community is situated on the River

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. It is a community in the district of

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, Administrative region

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). The village is molded by the surrounding vineyards, more than .

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the local patron St.

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. It was conferred on the village in 1581 by Julius Echter of Mespelbrunn, then Bishop of

Geography

Geographic data

Located in the rain shadow of Rhön and Spessart, the average annual rainfall is . This makes the Main valley one of the driest regions of Germany.

Neighbouring communities

Thüngersheim has common borders with Retzbach in the north, Retzstadt in the northeast, Güntersleben in the east, Veitshöchheim in the west and Zellingen and Erlabrunn (both separated from Thüngersheim by the river Main).

History

* Formation of the village during the first phase of franconian settlement between 530 and 700 A.C. * 1098: Thüngersheim is documented for the first time. * 1154: The first vine is planted. * 1614: Completion of the parish church St. Michael * 1713: Georg Anton Urlaub is born in Thüngersheim. * 1803: Thüngersheim belongs to the grand duchy of Ferdinand von Toskana (as part of the principality Würzburg). * 1814: The grand duchy of Würzburg (to which Thüngersheim belongs) becomes part of Bavaria. * 1870: A station and a railroad control center are built. Vine trade is shifted from the main to the railroad. * 1930: Foundation of the vinegrowers co-operative by 55 local vinters. * 1933: The barrage Erlabrunn is built. * 1945: On March 16 the out-sourced municipal archive is destroyed during the bombing of Würzburg. * 1966: The majority of the vinters agrees on the land consolidation, 2.2 square kilometres of vineyards. * 1998: "900 years" celebration

Religion

Denominations

Thüngersheim is predominantly Catholic (parish church St. Michael). In 2003 a parish community was formed with St. Maternus

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Pilgrimage to the Kreuzberg (Cross Mountain)

A prominent religious event is the pilgrimage to the Kreuzberg. It is undertaken once a year. The destination is the Kreuzberg in the Rhön, which is also called the holy mountain of the

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ns. It dates back to the 18th century.

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal council consists of 14 members (plus the mayor). Seven members belong to the free voters community, five to the Christian Social Union (CSU), and two to the

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(SPD).

Town twinning

Thüngersheim is twinned to St. Aignan de Grand Lieu (

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). More information (in German and French ) is available a

Population development

*1939: 1,753 *1950: 2,345 *1961: 2,270 *1970: 2,432 *1987: 2,453 *1993: 2,505 *1994: 2,567 *1995: 2,596 *1996: 2,615 1996: female 1,300, male 1,315

Culture and sights

Buildings

The parish church St. Michael is worth seeing ( Thüngersheim#Literature, literature - in German - is referenced below). Three of the once four gate lodges are still present. They were part of the fortification (a ring of walls surrounding the town centre).

Associations

(all the information is in German)Gesangverein
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Musikverein

Libraries

Municipal library located in the former town hall and Catholic public library.

Businesses and infrastructure

Thüngersheim is the domicile of th
Winzergenossenschaft Thüngersheim eG
(vinters'

co-operative A cooperative (also known as co-operative, coöperative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democr ...

) founded in 1930. With more than , Thüngersheim is one of the largest vine villages in

Transport

Thüngersheim is located at the Bundesstraße (federal road) 27 and on the railroad line Würzburg-Gemünden.

Education

The only school is the elementary school (first to fourth grade).

Recreation facilities

* Outdoor swimming pool * Gymnasium * Sports stadium (soccer, tennis, handball)

Notable people

Georg Anton Urlaub Georg Anton Urlaub (20 June 1713 – 20 February 1759) was a Baroque painter from Franconia. He was associated for part of his career with the court of the prince bishop of Würzburg and painted portraits and also many frescoes and altarpiec ...

, Baroque painter, a staff member of

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( , ; 5 March 1696 – 27 March 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an import ...

* Georg Sebastian Urlaub, Baroque painter

Literature

(all the literature is in German) * Johann Valentin Hart: Main, Wein, Thüngersheim. 1933. * Richard Glaab: Thüngersheim - Gegenwart und Vergangenheit einer mainfränkischen Winzergemeinde. Thüngersheim, Gde. (Hrsg.), 1982. * Adam Oechsner: Die Mundart von Thüngersheim. Würzburg, Univ., Diss., 1920. * August Zeyer: Schöa worsch - Der Thüngersheimer August Zeyer erzählt in Mundart und Prosa aus seinem Leben. Selbstverlag, Thüngersheim, 1989. * St. Michael Thüngersheim, Schnell Kunstführer Nr. 1565. Schnell und Steiner, München, ¹1986. * Christine Brandl: Vom Härwest bis Foosenocht * Wolfgang Brückner: Die Wallfahrt zum Kreuzberg in der Rhön. Echter, Würzburg, 1997. * Gemeinde Thüngersheim (Hrsg.): Thüngersheim - Ein Winzerort in Mainfranken. Vorbereitende Untersuchungen zur Ortsanierung nach Baugesetzbuch, Bericht 1 (30. November 2000)

References

External links

(all the pages in German)
Official websiteWinzergenossenschaft ThüngersheimGesangverein ThüngersheimMusikverein ThüngersheimSchützenverein ThüngersheimFußballverein Thüngersheim
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