Wiesentheid

Wiesentheid is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Wiesentheid
Church of Saint Maurice and the rectory
Coat of arms
Location of Wiesentheid within Kitzingen district
Wiesentheid
Wiesentheid
Coordinates: 49°48′N 10°21′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictKitzingen
Government
  MayorWerner Knaier (CSU)
Area
  Total33.33 km2 (12.87 sq mi)
Elevation
249 m (817 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total4,834
  Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97353
Dialling codes09383
Vehicle registrationKT
Websitewww.wiesentheid.de

History

It was first mentioned in 918 as "Wisenheida". Mediatization in 1806 brought the former county of Schönborn into the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, along with which it became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1814. The Bavarian Municipal Edict of 17 May 1818 (Gemeindeedikt (de)) formed today's Wiesentheid.[2]

Main sights

  • Count's Castle Wiesentheid
  • Kanzleistrasse – street with historic administrative buildings
  • Schlossparkanlage – castle garden (English)
  • catholic Church of Saint Maurice built by Balthasar Neumann
  • historic vicarage
  • historic town hall
  • crucifixion memorial built by Jacob van der Auvera
  • historic Mariensäule (memorial of Mother Mary)

Sister city

Personalities

  • Johann Georg Fuchs von Dornheim, (1586-1633), prince-bishop of Bamberg, and fighters for the counter-reformation as well as ruthless sorcerers ("Hexenbrenner").
  • Carl Stumpf (1848-1936), philosopher, psychologist and musicologist

References

  1. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
  2. H. Clément: Das bayerische Gemeindeedikt vom 17. Mai 1818. Ein Beitrag zur Entstehungsgeschichte der kommunalen Selbstverwaltung in Deutschland. Diss. Freiburg i. B., 1934.
Wiesentheid Castle of the Counts of Schönborn, built from 1701 for Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn
Portal of castle
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