Gaibach - Gaibach

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Gaibach
federal stateBavaria
Residents
530 (1993)
height
252 m
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Gaibach

Gaibach is part of Volkach at the Mainschleife in Lower Franconia. Despite its small size, the village has some important buildings that are worth a detour.

Map of Gaibach

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Gaibach Castle

The center of Gaibach is determined by the Gaibacher Castle, a former summer residence of the Counts of Schönborn, which today houses the living quarters of the boarding school students of the Frankenlandschulheims Schloss Gaibach are housed. The former moated castle was initially converted into a baroque castle at the end of the 17th century, and then rebuilt in the classicist style around 1820. A hall in the castle as well as the so-called "constitution column" above the town are dedicated to the first Bavarian constitution: similar to the well-known one in Hambach Hambach Festival At the same time there was the “Gaibacher Fest” in Gaibach with several thousand participants demanding democratic reforms.

The formerly independent place became a district of the Volkach, a good two kilometers south, in the course of the Bavarian regional reform.

getting there

By plane

The nearest airports are in Nuremberg and Frankfurt.

By train

In the street

Gaibach is located on the state road (Kitzingen -) Volkach - Schweinfurt, just under three kilometers north of Volkach.

  • Coming from the A3, take the exit Kitzingen / Schwarzach from, follows the road 12 km to the north and arrives via Volkach to Gaibach.
  • On the A 7 (from the north) one drives at Würzburg / Estenfeld and follow the signs towards Volkach (via Kürnach, Prosselsheim); in Volkach at the roundabout in the direction of Schweinfurt; Total driving distance from the motorway is approx. 20 km.
  • On the A 70 you choose the exit near Schweinfurt Schweinfurt center (B 286 in the direction of Gerolzhofen), then after about 8 in the direction of Volkach leave the main road and reach Gaibach after another nine kilometers.

mobility

One stop on the walk: the Kreuzkapelle

The sights of Gaibach can be reached with a short walk within the village.

Do you feel like one bigger walk of about an hour, you can see the sights as part of a round tour. The starting point is the town center; You can park, for example, in Schönbornstrasse (in the center of the village, at the street branching off from the restaurant; there is a parking lane).

  • Follow the Schönbornstrasse upwards; You will pass the school - Gymnasium and Realschule / Frankenlandschulheim Schloss Gaibach - and the former castle nursery (sandstone house above the school).
  • About 100 m after the place-name sign, there is a turning loop on the right at the junction of the road to Stammheim. The field path that begins there you follow into the interior of the forest strip and thus reach the site of the former landscape park. The path leads briefly through a forest and then stretches along the edge of the forest for a long time. For some time you can see the castle on the right, and for a long time the constitutional column to which the path ultimately leads.
  • From the constitutional column, follow the little tarred road until you finally reach the old forester's house and, just a few steps further, the Kreuzkapelle on the state road.
  • From the chapel you go back about 100 m in the direction of the constitutional column; In the forest, a forest and meadow path leads off to the left, which leads inside the forest edge parallel to the state road back into the village.
  • The path ends in the village directly above the castle; here you can take another look at the castle and visit the church.

Tourist Attractions

Parish church Gaibach

Gaibach describes himself with the catchy slogan "Small village - great master builders". Indeed, for a place of this size, the village has some important architectural monuments to offer:

  • That is in the center of the village Gaibacher Castle. The rooms of the multi-wing building are grouped around an inner courtyard with two large plane trees in the center. The impressive building with its somewhat isolated defense towers cannot usually be viewed from the inside, as parts of the boarding school are housed here. Spontaneous visitors miss the so-called constitution hall, on the walls of which some sections of the first Bavarian constitution are immortalized.
  • Opposite the castle is the Parish church to the holy trinity by Balthasar Neumann was built in the middle of the 18th century (usually accessible during the day).
  • On the road to Kolitzheim is the (mostly closed) Kreuzkapelle based on designs by Johann Leonard Dientzenhofer. The Kreuzkapelle is circular, to the east you have a beautiful view towards it Steigerwald. A footpath begins above the castle, which runs parallel to the state road in the edge of the forest to the chapel and the constitutional column.
  • If you follow the little street that begins at the Kreuzkapelle, you will come to the after a short walk Constitutional pillar, the landmark of Gaibach. The almost 30 meter high column is modeled on the Trajan column in Rome; the plans come from Leo von Klenze, the court architect of Ludwig I. From the base of the column you have a nice view towards the Schwanbergs.

Incidentally, you shouldn't be confused by the fact that many cards still have a English garden is registered. This is a former landscape park that no longer exists today. It bordered the palace to the east, Schönbornstrasse to the south, and the area around the constitutional column formed the northern end. The park was practically completely converted into agricultural land. In addition to the open space around the column, only a few woods and a round forest edge around the former park, which opens up Aerial photos of the place is clearly recognizable to this day.

activities

This takes place annually at the beginning of August Wine festival Gaibach in the courtyard of the palace. During these days, parts of the castle can be visited as part of guided tours, the courtyards are then freely accessible.

shop

  • The Albin Lorey winery (Golden Lion Inn, see kitchen) and the Thomas Götz winery Thomas Götz winery, Schönbornstrasse 5, 97332 Volkach-Gaibach. Tel.: (0)9381 9295, Fax: (0)9381 3465, Email: . offer wine sales from the farm.

kitchen

  • Golden Lion - Albin Lorey, Schönbornstrasse 1, 97332 Volkach-Gaibach. Tel.: (0)9381 3595, Fax: (0)9381 6921. The restaurant is only open Friday to Sunday and on public holidays; Tasty, predominantly regional cuisine is offered; there is a small beer garden. There are several rooms with breakfast included. The rest days do not apply to hotel operations.Feature: Garni.

A wide range of restaurants and pubs with German and international cuisine can be found in neighboring Volkach.

nightlife

At night there is usually very little going on in Gaibach; to leave you should go to Volkach, possibly also Schweinfurt or Wurzburg dodge.

accommodation

The largest provider of overnight accommodation is the restaurant in the center of the village; there is also a guest house and various holiday apartments. Compared to Volkach, the costs for the overnight stay are on average a lot cheaper.

health

In Volkach there are doctors of various specialties, pharmacies and a small clinic.

Practical advice

There is a map of the area by the meadow next to the church.

At the old school in the center of the village by the restaurant there is a mailbox and a telephone.

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