Veitshöchheim
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Schloss Veitshöchheim | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Veitshöchheim
within Würzburg district | |
Location of Veitshöchheim | |
Veitshöchheim Veitshöchheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°49′58″N 9°52′54″E / 49.83278°N 9.88167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Würzburg |
| Subdivisions | 3 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Jürgen Götz[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 9,840 |
| • Density | 914/km2 (2,370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97209 |
| Dialling codes | 0931 |
| Vehicle registration | WÜ |
| Website | www.veitshoechheim.de |
Veitshöchheim (German pronunciation: [faɪ̯t͡sˈhøːçhaɪ̯m]) 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. It includes two villages: Veitshöchheim and Gadheim.[3]
Attractions
Schloss Veitshöchheim
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.
Partner towns
- Rotava, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic[4]
- Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados, France[5]
References
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Veitshöchheim. auf der Webseite Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online
- ^ "Partnerské město - Veitshöchheim, SRN". Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
- ^ Jumelages Archived 2022-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, pontleveque.fr
External links
- Veitshöchheim travel guide from Wikivoyage