The Franconian Wine Queen () is the annually-elected representative of the German wine region of

Franconia Franconia ( ; ; ) is a geographical region of Germany, characterised by its culture and East Franconian dialect (). Franconia is made up of the three (governmental districts) of Lower Franconia, Lower, Middle Franconia, Middle and Upper Franco ...

. 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 Volkach is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the (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-Got ...

, was chosen as the 60th German Wine Queen for one year (until 2009).

Franconian Wine Queens

(incomplete list) * 1950/1951 Tilly Lurz,

Randersacker Randersacker is a market town and municipality in Lower Franconia, a part of Bavaria, Germany. With its long tradition in wine making, Randersacker is a well-known wine places of Germany. It lies in the Würzburg district, and adjoins to Würzbur ...

100 Jahre Weinbau Verein Randersacker.pdf (page25, right-hand column)
/ref> * 1951-1953 Marianne Spenkuch,

Wiesenbronn Wiesenbronn is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. Personalities * Seligman Baer Bamberger Seligman Baer (Isaac Dov) Bamberger (born Wiesenbronn, near Kitzingen, Bavaria, 6 November 1807; died Würzburg 13 Oct ...

* 1953-1955 Doris Bausenwein,

Iphofen Iphofen is a town in the Kitzingen (district), district of Kitzingen in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 4,500. Iphofen is known for its rare complete medieval town wall and other historic buildings as well as for being Franconia (wi ...

* 1955-1957 Hedwig Raps,

* 1957 Karoline Baumgärtner,

Rödelsee Rödelsee is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen, Lower Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It's placed near the Schwanberg Schwanberg is a mountain, or hill of higher elevation (474 m), in the rural district of Kitzingen (district), Kitzingen ...

( German Wine Queen) * 1957-1959 Rosemarie Stolzenberger,

Klingenberg am Main Klingenberg am Main (, ) is a town in the Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 6,200 and is located on both banks of the river Main. Geography ...

(German Wine Queen) * 1959-1961 Maria Brombierstäudl, Iphofen * 1961-1963 Irene Krauss, Obereisenheim * 1963/1964 Marita Bäuerlein, Volkach (Deutsche Weinkönigin) * 1964/1965 Christa Navratil,

Nordheim am Main Nordheim am Main is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in 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 t ...

* 1965/1966 Christa Karl, Volkach * 1966/1967 Christa Boll, Escherndorf * 1967/1968 Brigitte Fleder,

Veitshöchheim Veitshöchheim () is a municipality in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Main, northwest of Würzburg. Veitshöchheim has a population just under 10,000. It includes two villages: Veitshöch ...

(German Wine Queen) * 1969/1970 Christa Horn, Iphofen * 1970/1971 Heide-Marie Greiner-Römmert, Volkach * 1971/1972 Marlene Schäffer, Thüngersheim * 1972/1973 Christl Finger,

* 1973/1974 Renate Loichinger,

Großheubach Großheubach (or ''Grossheubach'') is a market municipality in the Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location Großheubach lies on the right bank of the Mai ...

* 1974/1975 Gertraud Schubert, Obereisenheim * 1975/1976 Carmen Stumpf,

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. Notable residents *Adam Grünewald Adam Grünewald (20 October 190 ...

* 1976/1977 Irmtraud Zimmermann,

Retzstadt Retzstadt () is a municipality in the Main-Spessart district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' (Administrative Community) of Zellingen. Geography ...

* 1977/1978 Monika Lindner, Volkach-Escherndorf * 1978/1979 Helga Sauer, Obereisenheim * 1979/1980 Barbara Schiebel, Untereisenheim * 1980/1981 Irmgard Gündert,

Sommerach Sommerach is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. Geography Sommerach is located on the southern part of the river Main loop on the so-called Wine Island ("Weininsel"). It is 3 km (2 mi.) away from the m ...

* 1981/1982 Anita Krämer-Gerhard, Astheim (German Wine Queen) * 1982/1983 Karin Molitor-Hartmann, Sommerach (German Wine Queen 1982/1983) * 1983/1984 Andrea Wägerle, Obereisenheim * 1984/1985 Irene Säger, Zeilitzheim * 1985/1986 Monika Kirch, Nordheim am Main * 1986/1987 Christl Büttner, Thüngersheim * 1987/1988 Petra Ungemach, Nordheim am Main * 1988/1989 Doris Paul, Wiesenbronn * 1989/1990 Renate Schäfer, Volkach-Astheim (German Wine Queen 1989/1990) * 1990/1991 Karin Rickel,

Großlangheim Großlangheim is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in 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 A ...

* 1991/1992 Heidrun Kaufmann, Erlenbach bei Marktheidenfeld * 1992/1993 Andrea Schröder geb. Hütten, Randersacker * 1993/1994 Victoria Hessdörfer, Retzbach * 1994/1995 Tanja Elflein, Obereisenheim * 1995/1996 Daniela Soth, Erlenbach bei Marktheidenfeld * 1996/1997 Claudia Schmachtenberger, Eibelstadt * 1997/1998 Martina Reiss,

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 pop ...

* 1998/1999 Michaela Heusinger, Sommerach * 1999/2000 Sandra Sauer, Volkach-Escherndorf * 2000/2001 Silvia Gaul, Stetten * 2001/2002 Iris Stumpf, Erlenbach bei Marktheidenfeld * 2002/2003 Julia Stühler, Untereisenheim * 2003/2004 Nicole Then, Sommerach (German Wine Queen) * 2004/2005 Lisa Schmitt,

* 2005/2006 Eva Steindorf, Volkach-Escherndorf * 2006/2007 Jennifer Herbert, Zeilitzheim * 2007/2008 Eva Barthelme, Volkach- Gaibach * 2008/2009 Marlies Dumbsky, Volkach (German Wine Queen 2008/2009) * 2009/2010 Anna Saum, Großlangheim * 2010/2011 Melanie Unsleber, Ramsthal ( German Wine Princess) * 2011/2012 Sabine Ziegler,

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 ...

* 2012/2013 Melanie Dietrich, Fahr * 2013/2014 Marion Wunderlich,

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 l ...

* 2014/2015 Christin Ungemach,

* 2015/2016 Kristin Langmann, Bullenheim * 2016/2017 Christina Schneider,

( German Wine Princess 2016/2017) * 2017/2018 Silena Werner, Stammheim * 2018/2019 Klara Zehnder,

* 2019/2020 Carolin Meyer, Castell-Greuth * 2019–2022 Carolin Meyer, Greuth ( pandemiebedingt fielen die Wahlen 2020 und 2021 aus) * 2022–2024 Eva Brockmann,

Großwallstadt Großwallstadt (or ''Grosswallstadt'') is a municipality in the Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. Geography Location Großwallstadt lies in the Bavarian Lower Main (''B ...

(German Wine Queen 2023/2024) * 2024/2025 Lisa Lehritter, Frickenhausen am Main

Number of winners by place

(incomplete list)

References

External links

Fränkische wird Deutsche Weinkönigin

Weinbaugebiet Franken

Winzergemeinschaft Franken (GWF)

Tourismusverband Fränkisches Weinland
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