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Franconian Wine Queen
The Franconian Wine Queen (german: Fränkische Weinkönigin) is the annually-elected representative of the German wine region of Franconia. At the end of her time in office, she is eligible to participate in the competition for the German Wine Queen. Until 1963, the Franconian Wine Queen reigned for two years. Selection process The candidates should come from a vintner's family and be at least 18 years old. The Franconian Wine Queen is chosen by a panel of judges. She represents Franconian wine for a period of twelve months, both at home and abroad. The 57th Franconian Wine Queen (2012/13) was nominated in January 2012 as Melanie Dietrich from Fahr. After a year in office, the Franconian Wine Queen, together with the other twelve regional wine queens in Germany, takes part in the competition for the German Wine Queen. In 2008, the Franconian Wine Queen, Marlies Dumbsky from Volkach, was chosen as the 60th German Wine Queen for one year (until 2009). Franconian Wine Queens ( ...
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Marlies Dumbsky
Marlies Dumbsky (born 1985), from the German wine region of Franconia, was the 2008/09 German Wine Queen.''Germany's 60th Wine Queen is Marlies Dumbsky from Franken''
at www.deutscheweine.de. Accessed on 6 Oct 2013
She was chosen on 10 October 2008 in the wine town of as the successor to Evelyn Schmi ...
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Frickenhausen Am Main
Frickenhausen am Main is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Main. Frickenhausen is one of the oldest towns of Mainfranken with a beautiful town center. Notable residents *Adam Grünewald Adam Grünewald (20 October 1902 – 22 January 1945) was a German Schutzstaffel officer and Nazi concentration camp commandant. The son of a carpenter who died when he was 8, Grünewald apprenticed as a baker but found work difficult to come b ... (1902–1945), German SS officer and Nazi concentration camp commandant References Würzburg (district) {{Würzburgdistrict-geo-stub ...
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Tauberrettersheim
Tauberrettersheim is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Tauber The Tauber () is a river in Franconia (Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria), Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is in length. The name derives from the Celtic word for water (compare: Dover). It flows through Rothenburg ob der Tauber, .... Notable residents * Isidor Grunfeld, 1900–1975; Rabbi References Würzburg (district) {{Würzburgdistrict-geo-stub ...
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Güntersleben
Güntersleben is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria in Germany. History The earliest record of Güntersleben dates from 1113. Another local place name, now lost, is Thüngersleben. In 1510 the village was hit by a severe fire, and in 1611 the plague claimed 141 victims. Güntersleben was within the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, and the Benedictine monastery of St Stephan at Würzburg had the right to the tithes until 1802. As part of the Franconian Circle, Güntersleben was secularized in favor of Bavaria in 1803. At the Peace of Pressburg of 1805, the area was confirmed to Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, as part of the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, and in 1814 with the defeat of Napoleon this became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria The Kingdom of Bavaria (german: Königreich Bayern; ; spelled ''Baiern'' until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of German ...
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German Wine Princess
The German Wine Princesses (german: Deutschen Weinprinzessinnen) are the deputies of the German Wine Queen. Each year, up to three runners up in the German Wine Queen competition are awarded the title of "Wine Princess". Like the Wine Queen, they then become national and international representatives of the German wine industry under the direction of the German Wine Institute. German Wine Princesses (list is complete from 1994/1995) :8. 1956/1957 Ursel Schwarzbeck from the Moselle :15. 1963/1964 Gerdi Sexauer, later Staiblin, from Baden :19. 1967/1968 Margot Leiser from Württemberg :20. 1968/1969 Marianne Menten, later Henrichs, from the Moselle, Christa Jung from the Palatinate :22. 1970/1971 Ingrid Näkel from the Ahr :23. 1971/1972 Reinhilde Rothbrust from the Moselle :31. 1979/1980 Rosemarie Blankenhorn from Baden :38. 1986/1987 Maria Bergold from the Palatinate :40. 1988/1989 Annette Borell from the Palatinate :41. 1989/1990 Hilke Dahlem from Rheinhessen, Astrid Forneck f ...
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Ramsthal
Ramsthal is a municipality in the district of Bad Kissingen in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou .... References Bad Kissingen (district) {{BadKissingendistrict-geo-stub ...
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Gaibach
Volkach is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the ''Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken'' (Lower Franconia) in Bavaria, Germany. It lies on the river Main and has a population of around 8,700. History Located outside the town but inside the municipal territory is the late-Gothic pilgrimage church ' with a Madonna by Tilman Riemenschneider. It was stolen in 1962 but later recovered. Arts and culture Volkach has hosted an annual wine festival since 1949. Notable residents *August von Rothmund (1831–1906), ophthalmologist and professor *Leo Kirch (1926–2011), media entrepreneur who led the Kirch Group *Marlies Dumbsky (born 1985), German Wine Queen *Friedrich Funk Friedrich Jakob Funk was a German Politician of the Christian Social Union (CSU). Life Early life and Farming Career Funk, who was a Protestant Christian, was a soldier in World War I despite his young age. After the war he studied agricultu ... (1900–1963), politician (CSU), farmer, and member of th ...
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Ipsheim
Ipsheim is a municipality in the district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim in Bavaria in Germany. St. Michael is a chapel on a hill near Kaubenheim which is part of it. Elia Levita, author of the Bovo-Bukh (written 1507–1508), the most popular chivalric romance written in Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ..., was born here. References Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim {{NeustadtBadWindsheim-geo-stub ...
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Eibelstadt
Eibelstadt () is a town in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Eibelstadt is situated among vineyards on the right bank of the Main, 10 km southeast of Würzburg. History The city was founded in 787 in the time of Charles the Great. In 1434 German Emperor Sigismund bestowed municipal rights after the civilians had supported his war against the Hussites. In the course of an administrative reform in Bavaria today's municipality was built in 1818. Population dynamics * 1970: 2.023 * 1987: 2.279 * 2000: 2.838 * 2005: 2.886 * 2010: 2.813 * 2015: 3.022 Politics Heinz Koch (SPD) has been the mayor of Eibelstadt 1990-2014. Since 2014 Markus Schenk (CSU) is the mayor. City council The 14 seats of the city council are distributed among the parties as follows: *CSU 7 seats *SPD 4 seats *Alliance 90/The Greens 4 seats * FDP 1 seat (as of March 2020) Coat of arms The coat of arms consists of a half of a black lion with a golden crown. He grasps a ...
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Großlangheim
Großlangheim is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou .... References Kitzingen (district) {{Kitzingen-geo-stub ...
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