Veitshöchheim
Veitshöchheim | |
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 Schloss Veitshöchheim | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Veitshöchheim within Würzburg district  | |
  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 | 910/km2 (2,400/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
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Schloss Veitshöchheim
[edit]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
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[edit]Veitshöchheim has a railway station near the Schloss with a former royal pavilion.
Partner towns
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Rotava, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic[4]
Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados, France[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ Veitshöchheim. auf der Webseite Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online
- ^ Partnerské město - Veitshöchheim, SRN
- ^ Jumelages, pontleveque.fr
External links
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Veitshöchheim travel guide from Wikivoyage
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