Veitshöchheim

Veitshöchheim is a municipality in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Main, 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Würzburg. Veitshöchheim has a population just under 10,000.

Veitshöchheim
Schloss Veitshöchheim
Coat of arms
Location of Veitshöchheim within Würzburg district
Veitshöchheim
Veitshöchheim
Coordinates: 49°49′58″N 9°52′54″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictWürzburg
Subdivisions3 Ortsteile
Government
  MayorJürgen Götz (CSU)
Area
  Total10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation
281 m (922 ft)
Lowest elevation
167 m (548 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total9,525
  Density890/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97209
Dialling codes0931
Vehicle registration
Websitewww.veitshoechheim.de

Attractions

Statuary in the gardens at Schloss Veitshöchheim

Schloss Veitshöchheim

de:Schloss Veitshöchheim is located in the town. This summer palace of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg was built in 1680–82, and was enlarged to its present appearance in 1753 by Balthasar Neumann. The gardens were redesigned for Prince-Bishop Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim (1755–1779), with lakes and waterworks, and filled with hundreds of allegorical sandstone sculptures from the workshops of the court sculptors Ferdinand Tietz and Johann Peter Wagner.

Infrastructure

Transport

Veitshöchheim has a railway station near the Schloss with a former royal pavilion.

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