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| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 6.518 (2019) | |
| height | 238 m | |
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Knetzgau is a municipality on the south bank of the Mains on the northern edge of the Steigerwaldes in the district of Haßberge in Lower Franconia.
background
The municipality of Knetzgau consists of the following districts:
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getting there
By plane
The closest international airports are the Nuremberg Airport and the in Frankfurt am Main.
By train
The next train stations are in Zeil am Main and Hassfurt, each about five kilometers away, on the railway line Bamberg – Wurzburg.
By bus
In the street
The highway 
of Bayreuth to Schweinfurt runs about a kilometer from the main town Knetzgau, there is a separate descent.
By boat
By bicycle
Knetzgau is on Main cycle path.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
1 Oberschwappach Castle, Corner of Schloßstrasse / Scherenbergstrasse. 
From Ebrach Monastery Built in the 18th century for representation purposes and as a summer residence, today owned by the municipality of Knetzgau. The castle houses the Zeitlos restaurant, a kindergarten and a museum. A sculpture park can be seen in the palace garden.
2 Museum Schloss Oberschwappach, Corner of Schloßstrasse / Scherenbergstrasse. Tel.: 49 (0)9527 790. In the cellar vault, the settlement in the Steigerwald and Main Valley from prehistory and early history to the factory Schleichach glassworks, which Balthasar Neumann built in 1747, is shown. The baroque rooms on the first and second floors show around 130 works of art from the 17th and 18th centuries from the collections of the Diocese of Würzburg.Open: April to October, Sundays and public holidays 2pm - 5pm. Group tours possible all year round after registering with the Knetzgau community.Price: Single ticket € 2. Reduced € 1. Guided tours (groups of up to 25 people): € 30 € 1 per person.
- The Castle mountain Zell am Ebersberg with the remains of a castle wall
- The Böhlgrund Zell am Ebersberg
- The parish church St. Bartholomew in Knetzgau
- The Siechkapelle
- The Main lock Knetzgau
activities
- The Tree trail near Eschenau, in the direction of Neuhaus, hiking trail marking K5 shows 21 different trees with information signs.
- 3 Gallery in the hall, Gangolfsbergstrasse 10, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Eschenau). Tel.: 49 9527 810501, Email: [email protected].
Art exhibitions are organized in the former dance hall and an art market is held on the respective Sunday in Advent.Open: Sun 11 am-5pm.facebook url used
Events
- Wine village in the Oberschwappach Castle Park: In the castle park with its old chestnut and oak trees, the Oberschwappach winemakers offer their products in two separate wine pavilions (end of July).
- Christmas Market in Oberschwappach Castle (end of November)
shop
4 Weiki-Hof Alois and Maria Endres, Gartenstrasse 10, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Zell am Ebersberg). Tel.: 49 (0)952 9592, Email: [email protected]. Direct markers with their own farm shop. Orchards with more than 30 different apple and pear varieties, as well as plums, mirabelle plums and table grapes. Own distillery. Growing asparagus. The company is a member of the direct marketer "Of course from here".Open: farm shop Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wed and Sat 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. During the asparagus season (approx. Mid-April to mid-June) on Sundays and public holidays 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
kitchen
Restaurants and pubs
1 Main view inn, Maingasse 18, 97478 Knetzgau. Tel.: 49 (0)9527 267. Diner, catering and party service. Also rental of catering equipment and accessories.Open: Sat from 6 p.m. Sun and public holidays all day from 10 a.m. Individual opening times possible by arrangement.
2 Ristorante Pizzarella, Seelohe 22, 97478 Knetzgau. Tel.: (0)9527 1504, Fax: (0)9527 950545, Email: [email protected]. Italian kitchen.Open: Tue - Sat 5pm - 11pm, Sun 5pm - 10pm, closed on Mondays; Delivery times 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.
3 Schlossrestaurant Zeitlos, Schlossstrasse 6, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Oberschwappach). Tel.: (0)9527 9518214, Fax: (0)9527 9518215, Email: [email protected]. Traditional, home-style, typically Franconian dishes.Open: Mon Tue are closed, Wed - Fri 5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Sat closed events only, Sun public holidays 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Winegrowers, hedgerows and wine taverns
Since hedge taverns (also known as ostrich or broom taverns) are only allowed to open as a restaurant 5 months a year, you should check the opening times in advance.
- 1 Viticulture Martin Barthel, Kronäckerweg 16, 97478 Knetzgau (OT residential building). Tel.: 49 (0)9528 709, Fax: 49 (0)9528 950719, Email: [email protected].
- 2 Peter & Tanja Götz winery, Höhstrasse 10, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Zell am Ebersberg). Tel.: 49 (0)9529 617, Email: [email protected]. Offer white wines from the "der franke" line, such as Sprößling, Silvaner, old Franconian sentence, Riesling and others. Red wines: Rotling, Regend Pur, red wine cuvée, Blanc de Noir. The winery owns a historic vineyard with old grape varieties supported by slow food.
- 3 Hedge management and viticulture Hans Hetzel, Scherenbergstrasse 18, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Oberschwappach). Tel.: 49 (0)9527 207, Email: [email protected].The following are grown on 4 hectares of vineyards: Müller Thurgau, Bacchus, Silvaner, Blauer Silvaner, Pinot Blanc, Black Riesling, Domina and Regent. In addition, the sparkling varieties Rotling, Rotling "secco" and Weißer "secco" are made from their own wine. The Heckenwirtschaft offers its own wines as well as coffee and home-baked cakes or home-made snacks. Hofschoppenfest in mid-July. Wine hikes and tastings can be booked.Open: Heckenwirtschaft open for 8 weeks in January and September depending on the season (see homepage).facebook url used
- 4 Siegfried Hülz winery, Scherenbergstrasse 10, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Oberschwappach). Tel.: 49 (0)9527 1650, Fax: 49 (0)9527 950701, Email: [email protected]. Court sale or postage possible. Viticulture since 1890. Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus, Silvaner, Domina, Regent, Schwarzriesling, Rotling are cultivated.Open: Daily wine sales 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. (and by appointment).
- 5 Viticulture, hedge management & Mühlfelder distillery, Zeller Hauptstrasse 38, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Zell am Ebersberg). Tel.: 49 (0)9529 732, Email: [email protected]. Vineyards on the Zeller Schlossberg with white wines (Müller-Thurgau, Bacchus, Silvaner, Kerner, Riesling) and red wines (Portuguese, Domina, Dornfelder). Also offers tours of the vineyards on request. Hofschoppenfest "Red Wine Days" in June and "Wine Autumn" in August / September.Open: Hedge management depending on the season in January, March, November, current information on the homepage.
- 6 Hedge management Manfred Müller, Am Burgstall 8, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Zell am Ebersberg). Tel.: 49 (0)9529 520, Email: [email protected]. Tarte flambée, smoked trout, in autumn Federweisser. White and red wines as well as sparkling wine from their own cultivation are offered.Open: Spring: late February - mid April. Autumn: mid-September - mid-October.
- 7 Weinbau Weingärtner & Pfister, Schlossstrasse 27, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Oberschwappach). Tel.: 49 (0)9527 7377, Fax: 49 (0)9527 950715, Email: [email protected].
- 8 Viticulture Theo Rottmann, Zeller Hauptstr. 54, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Zell am Ebersberg). Tel.: 49 (0)9529 483, Email: [email protected]. Yard sales and shipping.
- 9 Schmitt’n Hof, Zabelsteinstrasse 15, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Wohnau). Tel.: 49 (0)9528 1285, Email: [email protected]. Snack in the vaulted cellar with own wines. Shops in the farm shop.
- 10 Viticulture M. & M. Sponsel, Zeller Hauptstrasse 63, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Zell am Ebersberg). Tel.: 49 (0)9529 1284. Bacchus, Domina, Kerner, Müller-Thurgau, Portugieser, Riesling, Silvaner and Pinot Noir are offered. Marinated herrings on Fridays.Open: 6 weeks from the 2nd weekend in January and 3 weeks at the beginning of October. Fri from 4 p.m. Sat and Sun from 2 p.m.
- 11 Winzerhof Udo & Bettina Vogt, Scherenbergstrasse 41, 97478 Knetzgau (OT Oberschwappach). Tel.: 49 (0)9527 650, Fax: 49 (0)9527 950843, Email: [email protected]. In the hedge management, the farm's own house-maker and dry Steigerwälder Franconian wine from the Oberschwappacher Sommertal, Traustadter Falkenberg and Donnersdorfer Falkenberg sites are offered. The company is a member of the direct marketer "Of course from here". Hofschoppenfest in early June.Open: Hedge management depending on the season from March to April (8 weeks from the 1st Friday in March) and September to October (8 weeks from the 1st Friday in September). Current information on the homepage.
- 4 Viticulture and inn "Zum Zabelstein" (Viticulture Georg Steinmetz), Zabelsteinstrasse 17, 97487 Knetzgau (OT residential building). Tel.: 49 (0)9528 239, Fax: 49 (0)9528 950346, Email: [email protected]. The inn has been owned by the Steinmetz family since 1875. Home-made wines from the Oberschwappacher Sommertal and Donnersdorfer Falkenberg sites are on offer. White wines (Scheurebe, Bacchus, Silvaner, Rieslaner, Weißer Burgunder, Müller-Thurgau) and red wines (Pinot Noir, Domina, Rotling). Online ordering and mailing possible.Open: Depending on the season, different opening times - see website under Contact & Opening times.
For more tips about wine: Hedge taverns in Knetzgau
nightlife
- 12 Rainbow disco, Klingenstrasse 5, 97478 Knetzgau. Tel.: 49 (0)9527 1071. Is approached by the disco bus of the Haßberge district.
accommodation
- 1 Gasthof Drei Linden, Hauptstrasse 28, 97478 Knetzgau. Tel.: (0)9527 251, Fax: (0)9527 9524413, Email: [email protected]. The associated restaurant offers Greek and German specialties. Beer garden available.Price: Overnight: € 35 per person including breakfast (€ 30 per person without breakfast).
- 2 To the Böhlgrund, August-Wacker-Str. 25, 97478 Knetzgau OT Eschenau. Tel.: (0)9527 376, Fax: (0)9527 7016, Email: [email protected]. Kitchen with Franconian specialties.Feature: pension.Open: inns: Tue - Sun 10 a.m. - midnight, Mondays are closed from 5 p.m. (hot meals 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.).Price: Single from € 26 (shared shower), otherwise from € 38, double from € 47 (shared shower), otherwise € 62; Apartment (at least 1 week) from 299 €; For stays of less than 4 days, there is a one-off surcharge of € 5 per person. Half board plus € 14 per person, full board plus € 19 per person.
health
- 1 Fuchs pharmacy, Am Plan 7, 97478 Knetzgau. Tel.: (0)9527 950160, Fax: (0)9527 950161, Email: [email protected]. Open: Mon 8 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Tue 8 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Wed - Fri 8 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Practical advice
trips
- A trip close by Bamberg with its historic city center should not be missed.
- Memmelsdorf with its beautiful Seehof Castle.
- Zeil am Main with old half-timbered houses around the market square and the pilgrimage church "Zeiler Käppele" on the Kapellenberg.
- Hassfurt with its beautiful city center.
- Ebrach with the former Cistercian abbey
- They are in the north Mountains of hate, in the south of the Steigerwald and in the east that Upper Mainland
literature
Web links
- http://www.knetzgau.de - Official website of Knetzgau
