Ochsenfurt
Town
New Townhall from 1497 in Ochsenfurt
New Townhall from 1497 in Ochsenfurt
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Flag
Coat of arms of Ochsenfurt
Coat of arms
Location of Ochsenfurt within Würzburg district
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Ochsenfurt is located in Germany
Ochsenfurt
Ochsenfurt
Ochsenfurt is located in Bavaria
Ochsenfurt
Ochsenfurt
Coordinates: 49°39′N 10°04′E / 49.650°N 10.067°E / 49.650; 10.067
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictWürzburg
Subdivisions9 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Peter Juks[1]
Area
 • Total63.55 km2 (24.54 sq mi)
Elevation
187 m (614 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,346
 • Density180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97199
Dialling codes09331
Vehicle registrationWÜ, OCH
Websitewww.ochsenfurt.de

Ochsenfurt (German: [ˈɔksn̩ˌfʊʁt] ⓘ) 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.[3]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Fachwerkhauser

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.[5]

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[6]

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.[6] Ochsenfurt also has one of the largest sugar factories in Germany.

Governance

Mayor

Peter Juks (UWG) is the mayor of Ochsenfurt.[7]

Town twinning

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Ochsenfurt is twinned with:

Gallery

Notable people

Bibliography

See also

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
  3. ^ a b "Ochsenfurt - Wissenswertes (German)". Ochsenfurt municipality. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ Stacey, Robert C. "Walter, Hubert (d. 1205)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 8, 2007
  5. ^ "Tückelhausen (German)". Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ochsenfurt". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 990.
  7. ^ "Ochsenfurt - Grusswort (German)". Ochsenfurt municipality. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Ropczyce - Miasta Partnerskie". Urząd Miejski Ropczyce (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  9. ^ "Dorset Twinning Association List". The Dorset Twinning Association. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2013-08-01.

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