Ochsenfurt () is a town in the district of Würzburg, in

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. Ochsenfurt is located on the left bank of the River

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and has around 11,000 inhabitants. This makes it the largest town in Würzburg district.

Name

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, the town of Ochsenfurt is named after a

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where oxen crossed the river.

Geography

Location

The town is situated on the left bank of the River

, south of

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Subdivision

The '' Stadtteile'' of Ochsenfurt are: Darstadt, Erlach, Goßmannsdorf, Hohestadt, Hopferstadt, Kleinochsenfurt, Tückelhausen, and Zeubelried.

History

Ochsenfurt was one of the places in Germany where King

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was detained in 1193 while on his way to

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from the

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A monastery, Tückelhausen Charterhouse, dedicated to Saints Lambert,

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, and

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, was founded in 1138 by

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, as a double canonry of the Premonstratensians. From 1351 it belonged to the Carthusians and was

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in 1803.

Attractions

The charterhouse was largely converted for private residential use and since 1991 contains a museum of Carthusian life. Ochsenfurt also features several Protestant and Roman Catholic churches, among them that of St Michael (''Michaelskapelle''), a Gothic edifice

Economy

In 1911 there was a considerable trade in wine and agricultural products, other industries being brewing and malting. Ochsenfurt also has one of the largest sugar factories in Germany.

Governance

Mayor

Peter Juks (UWG) is the mayor of Ochsenfurt.

Town twinning

Ochsenfurt is twinned with:

Gallery

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Notable people

* Hieronymus Dungersheim (1465-1540), Catholic theologian * Tomas Oral (born 1973), football player and coach *

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(born 1986), racing driver

Bibliography

* ''Die Kunstdenkmäler von Unterfranken'', Bd. 1: ''Bezirksamt Ochsenfurt''. 2nd edition 1983. *

References

External links

Official town website
(German)

{{Authority control Würzburg (district) Populated places on the Main basin Populated riverside places in Germany