Bischofsheim in der Rhön (, ; before January 2020: ''Bischofsheim an der Rhön'') is a

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in the district

Rhön-Grabfeld Rhön-Grabfeld is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southeast and clockwise) the districts of Hassberge, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen, and the states of Hesse (district Fulda) and Thuringia (distri ...

, in

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. It is situated in the

Rhön Mountains The Rhön Mountains () are a group of low mountains (or ''Mittelgebirge'') in central Germany, located around the border area where the states of Hesse, Bavaria and Thuringia come together. These mountains, which are at the extreme southeast end o ...

, 29 km southeast of

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Town Structure

Several originally separate villages became part of the town Bischofsheim. These are Frankenheim, Haselbach, Oberweißenbrunn, Unterweißenbrunn and Wegfurt.

History

In a document of the early 13th century Bischofsheim was first mentioned. The town is much older, probably 8th century. The name ''Bischofsheim'' (German: home of the bishop) indicates that the town was maybe founded by

Saint Boniface Boniface, OSB (born Wynfreth; 675 –5 June 754) was an English Benedictines, Benedictine monk and leading figure in the Anglo-Saxon mission to the Germanic parts of Francia during the eighth century. He organised significant foundations of ...

. As Bischofsheim is situated between Fulda and the palatinate Salz, Boniface founded a settlement to rest on the way.

Sights

* Altenbrenda Castle ruins * Kreuzberg, 2nd highest mountain of the Rhön Mountains (932 metres) * ''Kloster Kreuzberg'' (monastery, built 1681 – 1692) * Town tower ''Zehntturm'' (13th century, 26 metres high) Image:Bischofsheim an der Rhön Marktplatz.jpg, Market place of Bischofsheim Image:Bischofsheim in der Rhön, Zentturm 9617.jpg, Tower „Zentturm“ Image:Kreuzberg (Rhön) 9596.jpg, Crosses on the Kreuzberg

Born in Bischofsheim

* Johann Joseph von Prechtl (1778–1854), Austrian technical researcher * Hans Schlenck (1901–1944), German stage and film actor, theater director * Hermann Hartmann (1914–1984), German chemist

References

External links

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on

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