Münnerstadt - Münnerstadt

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Münnerstadt
federal stateBavaria
Residents
7.606 (2019)
height
236 m
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Münnerstadt

Münnerstadt is a city in the FranconianRhön, located on the southern edge of the Bavarian Rhön Nature Park, with magnificent half-timbered buildings and a 700 year old city wall.

background

history

Münnerstadt had been the official seat since the Middle Ages; in 1862, however, the office was assigned to the district office of Kissingen, and since then the town has belonged to the district Bad Kissingen.

getting there

By plane

The nearest international airports are the Airport in Frankfurt, in Erfurt and the Airport in Nuremberg.

By train

Münnerstadt is on the railway line (Würzburg-) Schweinfurt-Meiningen (-Erfurt) and is served by Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Erfurt Bahn (EB) trains. The DB runs with regional express trains every 2 hours from Würzburg and Erfurt directly to Münnerstadt. In Würzburg and Erfurt there is a connection to long-distance traffic. The EB runs its trains between Meiningen and Schweinfurt every 2 hours, and the offer is also increased by additional trains between Schweinfurt and Mellrichstadt, so that the EB runs almost every hour. In Schweinfurt there are connections to and from Würzburg, Bamberg, Nuremberg and Bayreuth / Hof, usually within a few minutes on the same platform.

In the street

  • From the A71 motorway (Thuringian Forest Autobahn), Symbol: AS Münnerstadt;
  • From the A7 (Würzburg-Fulda), Symbol: AS Bad Kissingen / Oberthulba and further on the federal highways B287 and B19.

By bicycle

mobility

Map of Münnerstadt
Parish Church, interior
Riemenschneider Altar
  • Public transport Bad Kissingen (Transportation):
Bus routes: Line directory and lineNetwork plan;

Tourist Attractions

1 The one that opened in 2008 gives you the best close-up overview Engagement stamp (Viewing platform with pavilion in the northeast over Münnerstadt.

Access via the county road to Strahlungen, signposted "Verlobungstempel" junction and a very short walk (field path) to the pavilion.

The entire historic old town with numerous winding streets and alleys is a listed ensemble in its unity.

Churches

  • City parish church of St. Maria Magdalena built from 1428 to 1446 in the Gothic style;
Stained glass in the choir windows from the early 15th century; Around 1657, renovation and redesign by the Würzburg prince-bishop due to the risk of collapse of the north aisle Julius Echter in the course of the Counter Reformation (including the demolition of the Riemenschneider altar); in 1818/20 and 1833 the church was re-Gothicized and the baroque furnishings were dismantled. Further total renovation from 1970 - 1979 with restoration of war damage and restoration of the glass paintings.
Opening times: May to the end of September 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Oct. to April 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Particularly worth seeing inside the church are:
  • Riemenschneider Altar, 15 m high carved winged altar in the parish church, made from June 1490 to September 1492 in the workshop of the Würzburg master w: Tilman Riemenschneider for a wage of 145 guilders.
Essential works on figures and reliefs were probably made by Riemenschneider himself for the first time using a new technique in which he only painted the structures in one color with glaze. The clients did not like this, so that in 1504 they started the Nuremberg sculptor and carver w: Veit Stoss commissioned a colored overpainting for 222 guilders. In 1649 the now dilapidated and no longer "contemporary" altar was replaced by a new one in baroque style, parts of the Riemenschneider altar were partly used or given away.
In 1833 the baroque altar was replaced by a neo-Gothic shrine, in which the parts from Riemenschneider's work that remained in Münnerstadt are reused along with other elements. 1981, 1992 and 1999 further restoration phases with masterful copies of the figures outside of Münnerstadt (in Berlin and Munich), among others by the artist Lothar Bühner.
  • Panel painting by Veit Stoss, four panels with the story of the martyrdom of the Franconian apostles Kilian, Kolonat and Totnan on the left side wall of the choir of the parish church.
Initially made for the back of the Riemenschneider Altar, but continued as an independent work of art after its dismantling in 1649, and of great artistic importance because of the few works that have survived by the artist.

Buildings

Buildings
Tithe barn
  • 1  town hall. Built in half-timbered style around 1469.
  • 2  Tithe barn. Built between 1648 and 1699, today the building houses the fire brigade, the city music school and the city archive.
  • 3  Bildhäuser courtyard, Bauerngasse 42. Was mentioned for the first time in 1365 and is therefore the oldest building complex in the city, a former patrician court and then from 1405 the city branch of the monastery Maria Bildhausen. The Bildhäuser Hof is privately owned and was extensively renovated as a living space in 2007 (monument award 2007 Bad Kissingen district).
  • 4  District Court Building. From 1588 the district court building was the seat of the bishop of Würzburg's bailiff. The building was then built in the years 1744-48 in a baroque style according to plans by Balthasar Neumann extensively rebuilt and expanded; Until 1973 it was the seat of the Münnerstadt district court for the Altlandkreis, today there are offices here.
  • 5  Henneberger Hof, Jörgentorgasse. Originally the home of the Hennberg bailiff. After the Würzburg bishop was able to oust the Lutheran Hennebergers (coat of arms above the gate) from the city (the Hennebergers died out in 1583), it was used from 1600 - 1689 as the seat of the Catholic priest; the building was later also the seat of the high school and is now used as private living space.

city ​​wall

city ​​wall
Jörgentor with front gate and gate courtyard

The medieval city wall with its access gates is still very well preserved in large parts; it was mentioned as early as 1251, although Münnerstadt only received city rights in 1335. The city wall and a large number of smaller wall towers were demolished in some areas in the 20th century, but the boundaries of the old town are still clearly visible all around, even at the defective areas.

  • 6 Jörgentor, eastern city gate with front gate and gate courtyard, built around 1250. The half-timbered upper floor was built towards the end of the 15th century. The stone spheres walled in in the front gate date from 1595. In the past, the Jörgentor was used as a youth hostel, today the branch of the Rhön Club is housed here, which occasionally provides access for strangers in summer.
  • 7 Upper gate, Southern city gate, built in the middle of the 13th century. The upper floor was built around 1570. The 35 meter high Upper City Gate used to be the home of the tower keeper. For the preservation of the Upper Gate is the Türmerverein responsible, which also enables access.
  • 8 Thick tower. Northwestern city tower, built around 1240 and thus the oldest tower of the city wall that no longer exists here. The north-western city gate was located directly at the tower, the tower was probably used as a hole prison in the 16th century. Today it belongs to the neighboring Augustinian youth center, but is not habitable itself and is used for occasional events; the thick tower is not accessible to strangers.
  • Lower gate: The northern city gate on today's access road from the north was blown up in 1945 when the Americans moved in, so that armored vehicles could enter. The gap in the city wall was not closed again.

Museums

activities

  • Visit of the historical open-air play "The patroness of Münnerstadt".
  • 1x annually the "Queens of Metal" festival in Kleinwenkheim (district of Münnerstadt)
  • regular concerts in the Teutonic Order Castle
  • Visit to the Henneberg Museum in the Teutonic Order Castle
The run in Münnerstadt is one of the toughest mud runs in Germany and has been taking place regularly since 2010 at the beginning of March, almost 2500 national and international extreme athletes take a course through the terrain, with swimming and mud passages, and with numerous other natural and artificial obstacles at around 45 Stations on yourself. Not all of them make it through, individual participants are then ready for hospital. The run is named after the English term for bravery (braveness).

shop

kitchen

  • 1  Café & Hotel Winkelmann, Marktplatz 13, 97702 Münnerstadt. Tel.: (0)9733 1037. Open: Apr - Oct: daily 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Opening times Nov - Mar: daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
  • 2  Gasthof Hellmig, Meininger Strasse 1, 97702 Münnerstadt. Tel.: (0)9733 81850, Fax: (0)9733 818523. The restaurant offers mainly local dishes. Overnight stays are also possible.
  • 3  Deutschherrnkeller, Deutschherrenstr. 12, 97702 Münnerstadt. Tel.: (0)9733 9320, Fax: (0)9733 4020, Email: . Franconian cuisine.Open: Tue - Fri 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. from 5.30 p.m., Sa only by appointment, Sun from 10 a.m. continuously.

nightlife

accommodation

  • 1  Hotel Bayerischer Hof, Marktplatz 9, 97702 Münnerstadt. Tel.: (0)9733 7878-0, Fax: (0)9733 7878-79, Email: . The hotel has a restaurant serving regional cuisine.Price: single from € 42, double from € 76.
  • 2  Hubertushof, Friedhofstrasse 5, 97702 Münnerstadt. Tel.: (0)9733 81150, Fax: (0)9733 811525, Email: . The associated restaurant offers Franconian food, such as game specialties from our own area or seasonal dishes.Price: Single from € 38, double from € 69.
  • 3  Hotel Tilman, Riemenschneiderstr. 42, 97702 Münnerstadt. Tel.: (0)9733 81330, Fax: (0)9733 813366, Email: . Open: Restaurant: daily from 9 a.m. (hot meals 11.30 a.m. - 2 p.m. 6 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.).Price: single room from € 42.50, double room from € 73, half board possible.

Learn

Federal training center for undertakers (THEO-REMMERTZ-AKADEMIE e.V., Training center, guest house, teaching cemetery), Seminarstrasse 8-10, 97702 Münnerstadt. Tel.: 49 (0)9733 78 71-10. The world's only educational cemetery is used to train funeral workers (gravedigger) and is a separate part of the municipal cemetery.

health

  • Pharmacy emergency service: 49 (0)137 - 888 22 8 33;

Practical advice

Brief information
Phone code09733
Post Code97702
MarkKG
Time zoneUTC 1
Emergency call112 / 110
  • 4  Deutsche Post, Münnerstadt branch, Veit-Stoss-Str. 6, 97702 Münnerstadt (main street near the market square).

trips

literature

  • Bayer. Office for the Preservation of Monuments (Ed.): The art monuments of Bavaria. Munich: Oldebourg, 1914, Third volume: Lower Franconia and Aschaffenburg; Booklet X, City of Bad Kissingen and District Bad Kissingen;, ISBN 3-486-50464-9 ; 254 pages.

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