Aub () is a town in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany, southeast of

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is, after Nuremberg and Fürth, the Franconia#Towns and cities, third-largest city in Franconia located in the north of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It sp ...

and northwest of

Rothenburg ob der Tauber Rothenburg ob der Tauber () is a town located in the district of Ansbach (district), Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for its well-preserved Middle Ages, medieval old town, a d ...

, near the border of

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. It is fed by the river

Gollach Gollach is a river of Bavaria, Germany. It flows into the Tauber in Bieberehren. See also * List of rivers of Bavaria A list of rivers of Bavaria, Germany: A * Aalbach * Abens * Ach * Afferbach * Affinger Bach * Ailsbach * Aisch * Aiterach * ...

and divided into three parts: Aub, Baldersheim and Burgerroth.

History

The earlier territory of the

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became part of Bavaria when the government was secularized in 1805. The present municipality was created during the administrative reforms of 2010.

Population

The population has remained relatively stable since 1970, as shown in the following table:

Administrative municipality

Aub forms an administrative municipality with the nearby towns of

Gelchsheim Gelchsheim is a market town and municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the nor ...

and

Sonderhofen Sonderhofen is a municipality in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alp ...

Sister city

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Landmarks

Aub has a church and a Jewish cemetery. The main church has a carved wooden altarpiece by

Tilman Riemenschneider Tilman Riemenschneider ( 1460 – 7 July 1531) was a German wood carving, woodcarver and sculptor active in Würzburg from 1483. He was one of the most prolific and versatile sculptors of the transition period between the Gothic art, Late Gothi ...

, a late medieval master sculptor in Southern Germany. The town has most of its medieval walls intact, and a small museum in the 'spittalkirche', a medieval monastery-cum-hospice, which served pilgrims and the old and infirm. The museum has objects from Aub's past, and exhibits about caring for the elderly through the centuries (all in German). Aub is the second smallest city in Bavaria.

Notable people

Johann Adam Schmidt Johann Adam Schmidt (12 October 1759 – 19 February 1809) was a German-Austrian surgeon and ophthalmologist who was a native of Aub, a town near Würzburg. He began his medical career as an army ''Unterchirurg'' (under surgeon), and later studie ...

(1759–1809), doctor of

Ludwig van Beethoven Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

Beethovens Ärzte, Übersicht in englischer Sprache
/ref> * Kaspar Bausewein (1838–1903), singer at the Munich Court Opera

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Würzburg (district)