Bischofsheim in der Rhön

Bischofsheim i.d.Rhön
Bischofsheim i.d.Rhön
	Aerial view
	Coat of arms
	Location of Bischofsheim i.d.Rhön within Rhön-Grabfeld district
	Bischofsheim i.d.Rhön Bischofsheim i.d.Rhön
	Coordinates: 50°24′N 10°01′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Rhön-Grabfeld
Subdivisions	5 Stadtteile
Government
• Mayor	Georg Seiffert (CSU)
Area
• Total	67.72 km2 (26.15 sq mi)
Elevation	448 m (1,470 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,822
• Density	71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97653
Dialling codes	09772
Vehicle registration	NES
Website	www.bischofsheim-rhoen.de

Bischofsheim in der Rhön (before January 2020: Bischofsheim an der Rhön) is a town in the district Rhön-Grabfeld, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Rhön Mountains, 29 km southeast of Fulda.

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

Sights

Kreuzberg, 2nd highest mountain of the Rhön Mountains (932 metres)
Kloster Kreuzberg (monastery, built 1681 – 1692)
Town tower Zehntturm (13th century, 26 metres high)

Market place of Bischofsheim
Tower „Zentturm“
Crosses on the Kreuzberg

Born in Bischofsheim

Johann Joseph von Prechtl around 1815

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

"Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.

External links

Bischofsheim an der Rhön travel guide on Wikivoyage

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[1] "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.