Ochsenfurt




in Bavaria, Germany



































































Ochsenfurt

Townhall in Ochsenfurt
Townhall in Ochsenfurt


Coat of arms of Ochsenfurt
Coat of arms

Location of Ochsenfurt







Ochsenfurt is located in Germany

Ochsenfurt

Ochsenfurt




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Ochsenfurt is located in Bavaria

Ochsenfurt

Ochsenfurt




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Coordinates: 49°39′N 10°04′E / 49.650°N 10.067°E / 49.650; 10.067Coordinates: 49°39′N 10°04′E / 49.650°N 10.067°E / 49.650; 10.067
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Unterfranken
District Würzburg
Government

 • Mayor
Peter Juks (UWG)
Area

 • Total 63.55 km2 (24.54 sq mi)
Elevation

187 m (614 ft)
Population
(2017-12-31)[1]

 • Total 11,374
 • Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
97199
Dialling codes 09331
Vehicle registration WÜ, OCH
Website www.ochsenfurt.de

Ochsenfurt is a town in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. Ochsenfurt is located on the left bank of the River Main and has around 11,000 inhabitants. This makes it the largest town in Würzburg district.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Name


  • 2 Geography


    • 2.1 Location


    • 2.2 Subdivision




  • 3 History


  • 4 Attractions


  • 5 Economy


  • 6 Governance


    • 6.1 Mayor


    • 6.2 Town twinning




  • 7 Gallery


  • 8 Notable people


  • 9 Bibliography


  • 10 See also


  • 11 References


  • 12 External links





Name


Like Oxford, the town of Ochsenfurt is named after a ford where oxen crossed the river.



Geography



Location


The town is situated on the left bank of the River Main, 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Würzburg.



Subdivision


The Stadtteile of Ochsenfurt are: Darstadt, Erlach, Goßmannsdorf, Hohestadt, Hopferstadt, Kleinochsenfurt, Tückelhausen and Zeubelried.[2]



History





Painting of Ochsenfurt - 1623


Ochsenfurt was one of the places in Germany where King Richard I of England was detained in 1193 while on his way to England from the Third Crusade.[3]


A monastery, Tückelhausen Charterhouse, dedicated to Saints Lambert, John the Baptist and George, was founded in 1138 by Otto I, Bishop of Bamberg, as a double canonry of the Premonstratensians. From 1351 it belonged to the Carthusians and was secularised in 1803.[4]



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[5]



Economy





Alte Mainbrücke, after the post-WW II rebuilding


In 1911 there was a considerable trade in wine and agricultural products, other industries being brewing and malting.[5] Ochsenfurt also has one of the largest sugar factories in Germany.



Governance



Mayor


Peter Juks (UWG) is the mayor of Ochsenfurt.[6]



Town twinning



Ochsenfurt is twinned with:








  • Poland Ropczyce in Poland[7]


  • England Wimborne in England[8]


  • Czech Republic Zábřeh in Czech Republic





  • France Coutances in France


  • Germany Colditz in Germany




Gallery




Notable people




  • Hieronymus Dungersheim (1465-1540), Catholic theologian


  • Tomas Oral (born 1973), football player and coach


  • Maximilian Götz (born 1986), racing driver



Bibliography




  • Die Kunstdenkmäler von Unterfranken, Bd. 1: Bezirksamt Ochsenfurt. 2nd edition 1983. .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
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  • Halbleib, Volker; Kretzer, Heinz (2006). Ochsenfurt. Sutton. ISBN 978-3-86680-000-7. Retrieved 4 March 2010.



See also


  • List of medieval stone bridges in Germany


References





  1. ^ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.


  2. ^ ab "Ochsenfurt - Wissenswertes (German)". Ochsenfurt municipality. Retrieved 23 January 2018.


  3. ^ Stacey, Robert C. "Walter, Hubert (d. 1205)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 8, 2007


  4. ^ "Tückelhausen (German)". Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte. Retrieved 23 January 2018.


  5. ^ ab  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ochsenfurt". Encyclopædia Britannica. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 990.


  6. ^ "Ochsenfurt - Grusswort (German)". Ochsenfurt municipality. Retrieved 23 January 2018.


  7. ^ "Ropczyce - Miasta Partnerskie". Urząd Miejski Ropczyce (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2013-08-01.


  8. ^ "Dorset Twinning Association List". The Dorset Twinning Association. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2013-08-01.




External links








  • Official town website (German)


  • Website of the Diocese of Würzburg: the Carthusian Museum (in German)










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