Wiesentheid

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Wiesentheid
Church of Saint Maurice and the rectory
Church of Saint Maurice and the rectory
Coat of arms of Wiesentheid
Coat of arms
Location of Wiesentheid within Kitzingen district
Wiesentheid is located in Germany
Wiesentheid
Wiesentheid
Coordinates: 49°48′N 10°21′E / 49.800°N 10.350°E / 49.800; 10.350Coordinates: 49°48′N 10°21′E / 49.800°N 10.350°E / 49.800; 10.350
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictKitzingen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Klaus Köhler[1]
Area
 • Total33.33 km2 (12.87 sq mi)
Elevation
249 m (817 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,918
 • 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

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

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 ( (de)) formed today's Wiesentheid.[3]

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. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ H. Clément: Das bayerische Gemeindeedikt vom 17. Mai 1818. Ein Beitrag zur Entstehungsgeschichte der kommunalen Selbstverwaltung in Deutschland. Diss. Freiburg i. B., 1934.

External links[]

Wiesentheid Castle of the Counts of Schönborn, built from 1701 for Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn
Portal of castle
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