Wiesentheid is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the district of

Kitzingen Kitzingen () is a town in the Germany, German state of Bavaria, capital of the Kitzingen (district), district Kitzingen. It is part of the Franconia geographical region and has around 21,000 inhabitants. Surrounded by vineyards, Kitzingen County i ...

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History

It was first mentioned in 918 as "Wisenheida".

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in 1806 brought the former county of Schönborn into the

Grand Duchy of Würzburg The Grand Duchy of Würzburg () was a German grand duchy centered on Würzburg existing in the early 19th century. History As a consequence of the 1801 Treaty of Lunéville, the Bishopric of Würzburg was secularized in 1803 and granted to the ...

, along with which it became part of the

Kingdom of Bavaria The Kingdom of Bavaria ( ; ; spelled ''Baiern'' until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1806 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of Germany into the German Empire in 1871, the kingd ...

in 1814. The ''Bavarian Municipal Edict'' of 17 May 1818 ('' Gemeindeedikt ( de)'') formed today's Wiesentheid.H. Clément: ''Das bayerische Gemeindeedikt vom 17. Mai 1818. Ein Beitrag zur Entstehungsgeschichte der kommunalen Selbstverwaltung in Deutschland.'' Diss. Freiburg i. B., 1934.

Main sights

*Count's Wiesentheid Castle *Kanzleistrasse – street with historic administrative buildings *Schlossparkanlage – castle garden (English) *catholic Church of Saint Maurice built by

Balthasar Neumann Johann Balthasar Neumann (; c. 27 January 1687 – 19 August 1753), usually known as Balthasar Neumann, was a German architect and military artillery engineer who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Ita ...

*historic vicarage *historic town hall *crucifixion memorial built by Jacob van der Auvera *historic Mariensäule (memorial of Mother Mary)

Sister city

* Rouillac,

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Personalities

Johann Georg Fuchs von Dornheim Johann Georg Fuchs von Dornheim (1586–1633) was the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1623 to 1633. He was known as the "Hexenbrenner" (witch burner) and the "Hexenbischof" (witch-bishop) for presiding over the most intensive period of witch trial ...

, (1586–1633), prince-bishop of Bamberg, known as the "Hexenbrenner" (witch burner) and the "Hexenbischof" (witch-bishop). *

Carl Stumpf Carl Stumpf (; 21 April 1848 – 25 December 1936) was a German philosopher, psychologist and musicologist. He is noted for founding the Berlin School of experimental psychology. He studied with Franz Brentano at the University of Würzburg be ...

(1848–1936), philosopher, psychologist and musicologist

References

External links

Official websitegrammar school Steigerwald Landschulheim Wiesentheid
Wiesentheid BW 2013-03-27 09-20-55 stitch

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