Maidbronn

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Maidbronn is since 1 May 1978, a district of the market Rimpar. Maidbronn is located about seven kilometers north of Würzburg, Pleichachaufwärts in about 250 m height above sea level. NN before Maidbronner and Gramschatzer forest. The original town and the former monastery nestled in a loop of Pleichach to the Muhlenberg.

Geography

The territory of Maidbronn is situated in the Main Triangle ( Franconia ), bordering the Franconian plate, a flat and fertile strip of land among other things between the eastern Gemarkungsgrenze of Maidbronn to Schweinfurt. In the rain shadow of the surrounding Rhön Mountains ( to the north), Spessart ( in the west), Odenwald ( in the southwest ) and Steigerwald ( in the southeast ), the mean temperature and the number of hours of sunshine is above average, and the precipitation is often less than 600 mm per year.

District Maidbronn and Maidbronner forest

The A7 motorway substantially limited the districts on the eastern border. To the south, the district boundary runs along on the ridge, above the height 304 between Estonians and Maidbronn field, past the Versbacher Breitholz ( Eichig ), up to three markers Rimpar - Versbach - Maidbronn. From then on, the western district boundary runs below the commercial area in Rimpar up to the Pleichach. From there the boundary runs to the north end of the district near the county road Rimpar castle Grumbach.

Interestingly, some of the Gemarkungsgrenze goes back to the Mark Description by Charlemagne.

Flora and Fauna

In the Frankish plate, as shown above from the district boundary between Maidbronn and Mulhouse, is sometimes found the strictly protected Harrier. In the surrounding fields numerous European hamster ( Cricetus criteus L.), on the rocky slopes of the sand lizard ( Lacerta agilis L.). In Maidbronner and Gramschatzer forest go several bat species to hunt and take also like their transitional residential district. These species are all protected by Annex IV of the Habitats Directive (Fauna -Flora- Habitat), ie they are applicable to all activities of the habitat of this species, the species protection provisions of the Federal Nature Conservation Act and the Habitats Directive.

History and Development

Maidbronn, formerly Avoid wells ( Husen Etzel Etzel Husen, Bergherbrunnen, Bergerebrunne ). 1169 first documentary mention of the place Ezzelshausen by Otto von Ezelenhusen. 1232 founded Bishop Hermann I of Lobdeburg in one place Bergherbrunnen the Cistercian monastery Fons Virginis Mariae Sanctae. Already in 1235 had left for a move to a wirtlichere area of ​​the Bishop of Würzburg the monastery, the village (villa) Ezelenhusen. Below, in the valley of Etzel Hausen were water and forest abundantly available. Etzel Hausen, that in the second half of the 8th century, a Etzilo had named, was in 1235 a fief held by the Boppo Graf von Henneberg. Therefore, before Bishop Hermann could lay the Cistercian nuns at the new location, Boppo of Henneberg had the Bishop of Würzburg return the fief. In the certificate issued on August 1, 1235 document about the monastery has already led the German name avoidance fountain ( Fountain of the Virgin Mary and Maid ). From the houses of the Etzilo Maidbronn had become.

The railway 'number. 25 Stuttgart, June 22, 1845 reported on plans for the Western Railway from Bamberg to Würzburg and Aschaffenburg: The Western Railway is built entirely on the right bank of the Main. It goes from Bamberg in the very broad valley continued to beyond Schweinfurt, and makes necessary only at certain points Mainkorrekzionen. Below Schweinfurt at the place Wipfeld it stands out with not insignificant slope over the ridge, and passes Pleichfeld and Maidbrunn to Würzburg. It is then nothing came, and so only the county road WÜ 8 of Rimpar via Maidbronn for binding to the B19 towards Würzburg.

Maidbronn was thus linked to the early 20th century almost exclusively on field paths to the public road network. On April 20, 1905, have at the community meeting present 21 community citizens receiving a Annuitätenkapitals of 3000 Mark of subsistence to be borne by the municipality Maidbronn cost of acquisition of the communication path Rimpar Maidbronn and Estonians field ( current county road WÜ 8) was added.

Maidbronn grew from 236 inhabitants in 1860 to 436 inhabitants in 1939. Was only after the currency reform in 1948 is a larger upward trend observed. Then the community Maidbronn at 30 June 2007 increased again sharply from 705 inhabitants in 1968 to 907 inhabitants in 1977. Had 1012 inhabitants whose principal or secondary residence in Maidbronn.

With the population growth went hand in hand in the auspices of the Mayor Albin Jörg community development Maidbronn:

Was Maidbronn within the municipal reform on May 1, 1978, a district of the market Rimpar in the district of Würzburg in Bavaria.

Monastery Maidbronn

S. Main article monastery Maidbronn.

The existing 1232-1581 Cistercian convent has been preserved in parts. The church contains a stone relief of the Lamentation of Christ, an important late works by Tilman Riemenschneider, originated about 1519 to 1522.

Monuments in Maidbronn

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Remains of the monastery:

  • Parish: Former abbey church of the Cistercian nuns. Opposite Riemenschneiderstraße 14 Description: Catholic parish church of St. Afra, obtained from the original construction of the 13th century, the eastern part with lay church and choir, renewed the central tower in the early 19th century; with equipment.
  • Rectory: Riemenschneiderstraße 14, mar. 1884, using the outside walls of the nuns choir of the monastery church.
  • Former west wing of the convent building of the Cistercian monastery, two Satteldachbauten with forms of the 17th century, probably medieval changed several times in the core.
  • Former monastery mill: in the core probably medieval, changed several times; Pietà -relief, circa 1700; Outbuildings.
  • Outer wall of the east wing of the former Cistercian monastery was last added to the monument list in 2008, the renovation was completed in spring 2009.

Other history:

  • Procession altar: 18th century; Corner Wiesenstraße.
  • Ehem. Schoolhouse: Riemenschneiderstraße 18, Walmdachbau with arched windows, around 1860.

Hiking and biking trails

  • Franconian Marienweg
  • Red Cross trail, from Würzburg Maidbronn and the Waldhaus Einsiedel (new since 2007 with high ropes course and Walderlebniszentrum ) until after Retzbach.
  • Cultural Gramschatzer Forest 1 of the Archaeological Spessart eV project
  • Main Werra Cycle Route and creek trail ( bike path ).

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Johann Flurschütz (1771-1851), deputy in the Bavarian national assembly
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