Veitshoechheim - Veitshöchheim

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Veitshochheim
federal stateBavaria
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Veitshochheim

Veitshochheim is a community in Lower Franconia and local recreation destination, approx. 10 km main up of Wurzburg. It is known nationwide for its castle with rococo garden, the former summer residence of the prince-bishops of Würzburg.

Map of Veitshochheim

background

The place is first mentioned in 1097. The districts of Veitshöchheim are Gadheim and Schleehof.

getting there

Distances
Wurzburg10 km
Schweinfurt50 km
Bamberg100 km
Heilbronn110 km
Fulda115 km
Nuremberg115 km
Frankfurt am Main115 km

By plane

The nearest international airports are the Nuremberg AirportWebsite of this institutionNuremberg Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaNuremberg Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsNuremberg Airport (Q265994) in the Wikidata database(IATA: NUE) (113 km) and airport FrankfurtWebsite of this institutionFrankfurt Airport in the Wikipedia encyclopediaFrankfurt Airport in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsFrankfurt Airport (Q46033) in the Wikidata database(IATA: FRA) (120 km);

By train

The Veitshöchheim station is on the Main-Spessart-Bahn from Würzburg Hbf Karlstadt (Main) to Gemünden. There is a connection to long-distance traffic in Würzburg, from there it is another 6 minutes with the regional train, which runs every hour. The regional express trains Würzburg – Aschaffenburg – Frankfurt do not stop in Veitshöchheim, so you have to change trains coming from Aschaffenburg in Karlstadt or Retzbach-Zellingen.

In the street

Veitshöchheim is located directly on the B 27 from Wurzburg to Fulda, right near Würzburg. The closest motorway junctions are Würzburg / Heidingsfeld, Würzburg / Kist or Helmstadt on the A3 as well Würzburg / Estenfeld cross on the A7

The entire town center is a traffic-calmed zone; Free parking spaces are located on the banks of the Main in front of the Main Franconian Halls.

By bicycle

The river runs on the opposite side of the Main Main cycle path

By boat

Veitshöchheimer Personenschifffahrt GmbH, Scheduled trips, group trips, special events.

Direct connection to Würzburg, landing stages are in Würzburg: Alter Kranen, Weißer Kiosk and Veitshöchheim;

Fares: adults one way: 9 €, return trip: 12 €;

Season from April to mid-October daily scheduled trips; Journey time approx. 40 minutes;

Tel .: 0931/55633; info; (Last updated 2012);

mobility

The place is quite clear and can easily be explored on foot. The walk from the Main through the town center to the castle is only around five to ten minutes.

Castle and Rococo garden

Castle building

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balustrade

The predecessor of today's castle was a "summer or pleasure house" in the courtyard garden and was built between 1680-1682 under Prince-Bishop von Dernbach, presumably according to plans by the architect Antonio Petrini by the foreman Heinrich Zimmer. A hall with five arches on the ground floor is still preserved today.

From 1753 began under the prince-bishop Carl Philipp von Greiffenclau Balthasar Neumann the extension of the building with side pavilions, a representative staircase and the redesign of the ground floor with a balustrade that completely surrounds the building. Until 1802 the castle was used as the summer residence of the Würzburg bishops.

In 1814 the castle came to Bavaria with Würzburg and Lower Franconia and was also used as a summer castle by the Wittelsbachers in the 19th century. In 1919 the facility was taken over by the Bavarian Palace Administration. In 1931/32 the upper floor of the building was extensively restored and made accessible to the public. The last restoration was carried out from 2001 to 2005.

Tourist Attractions in the castle are:

  • The baroque interiors of the rooms on the upper floor: dining room with game tables, billiard room, study, living room and bedroom;
  • preserved Original stucco by Antonio Bossi, silk wall coverings;
  • In the stairwell: chapel with stucco altar by Antonio Bossi;
  • On the ground floor: exhibition on the history of the court garden with a historical model of the court garden, freely accessible

Castle opening times: from April 1st to the end of October, Tuesday to Sunday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm;

Visits to the interior of the castle during opening hours only as part of a guided tour: from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the hour; Entry 4.- €.

Rococo garden

The 13 hectare facility emerged from the former pheasant garden. The first drafts for the renovation as a "courtly ornamental and pleasure garden" came from Antonio Petrini, the first work began in 1702/1703 under Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp von Greiffenclau and was continued by his successors. The renovation was completed after around 50 years of construction with variable intensity in the middle of the 18th century. The design of the complex was carried out in six generations by the Orth court gardener family until the 19th century. Today the garden is considered to be one of the most beautiful and best preserved rococo gardens in Germany.

Rococo garden: Large lake with Parnassus

Tourist Attractions in the rococo garden are:

Sculptures
  • Big Lake with Parnassus and small lake, Fountains and numerous water features;
  • about 300 Sandstone sculptures, created by the sculptor workshops Johann Wolfgang van der Auvera, Ferdinand Tietz and Johann Peter Wagner;
  • Hedge halls, linden avenue, hedge hall, hedge cabinet, hedge theater, arbors, pavilions and roundels;
  • Grotto house, artificial ruins;
  • Kitchen garden.

The rococo garden is freely accessible during the day until dark, at the latest until 8 p.m.

Audio tour of the Hofgarten: 2.- €; · Water features: April to October daily 1pm to 5pm on the hour;

address Castle and garden:

More Attractions

  • Station building, royal residence train station, built around 1850 according to plans by Gottfried Neureuthers; representatively designed reception building with royal pavilion and walkway;
  • Hermit mill, Origins as Martinsmühle in the 12th century, eventful history, privately owned since 1807.
St. Vitus
  • Parish Church of St. Vitus, Built in 1690/91 under Prince-Bishop Johann Gottfried von Guttenberg by the Würzburg Monastery of St. Stephan; the Romanesque tower is from the previous church from the 13th century. Baroque interior, high altar with motif of the patron saint St. Vitus in an oil kettle;
  • Rectory from 1613, renaissance facade with volute gable;
  • St. Martin's Chapel in the cemetery, one of the oldest churches in the Würzburg area with origins in the 12th century. Completed on weekdays.
  • St. Mark's Chapel in the district of Gadheim; first written mention of a chapel consecrated to Jacob in 1301, from 1666 to St. Dedicated to Markus, restored in 2001. Locked on weekdays, key opposite in Hof Kauppert.
  • Jewish Culture Museum and Synagogue,
The synagogue was built around 1730. During the Nazi era in 1940, the building was used for other purposes and converted into a fire station, restored after the Second World War with large parts of the rediscovered old interior and inaugurated again in 1994;
Subject of Jewish Culture Museum is the life of rural Jews in Franconia over three centuries and Jewish book culture. Among other things, the representative part of a Genisa (text filing) from the 17th - 19th centuries that was rediscovered during renovation work on the attic is on display .;
Opening times: Thursday 3 pm-6pm; Sun 2 pm-5pm;
Address: Thüngersheimer Str. 17, 97209 Veitshöchheim; Tel .: 0931/980 26-21;
  • Martinsbrunnen, "Märzelbrünnle", the oldest fountain in the village.

activities

Main bank
  • Mainfrankensäle, Event hall;
Known throughout Bavaria and Germany as the venue for the TV program "Fastnacht in Franken" of the Bavarian Broadcasting Corporation and has been the station's most successful production every year since 1991;
Mainfrankensäle 1, 97209 Veitshöchheim;
  • Roller skating rink at the Main Franconian Halls;
  • The Main bank invites you to stroll and stroll.

shop

  • 2  Rewe, Pont-l'Eveque-Allee 1, 97209 Veitshöchheim. Tel.: 49 (0)931 40409726. Open: Mon - Sat 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.

kitchen

To Hotel catering see also in section accommodation.

  • 2  Vienna Embassy (Austrian specialties from the kitchen and cellar), Herrnstrasse 19, 97209 Veitshöchheim. Tel.: 49 (0) 931 92117, Email: . Open: Fri 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Sat 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m., Sun 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m..
  • 3  Rococo restaurant, Thüngersheimer Strasse 5, 97209 Veitshöchheim. Tel.: 49 (0)931 40409840, Fax: 49 (0)931 40409839, Email: . Restaurant with Mediterranean dishes or hearty Franconian snacks.Open: Tue - Sun 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. 6 p.m. - 11 p.m. (kitchen 11.30 a.m. - 2 p.m. 6 p.m. - 9.30 p.m.), closed on Mondays.
Meefischli
  • 4  Fischerbärbel Restaurant & Café, Mainlände 5, 97209 Veitshöchheim. Tel.: 49 (0)931 91251, Email: . Large selection from local waters. Known beyond the Franconian borders for Meefischli with homemade potato salad and apple remoulade.Open: Winter (Oct - Apr): Tue - Sun 12 p.m. - 9 p.m., Mondays are closed; Summer (May - Sep): daily 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. (closed on Mondays when it rains).
  • 5  Cafe Restaurant Sunshine, Mainlände 6, 97209 Veitshöchheim. Tel.: 49 (0)931 9911661, Fax: 49 (0)931 30174004, Email: . Open: daily 10.30 a.m. - 11 p.m. (hot meals until 10 p.m.); Nov - mid-Mar Mon Tue are closed, Wed - Sun 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. (hot meals until 9 p.m.).
  • 7  Meegärtle, Mainland, 97209 Veitshöchheim. Tel.: 49 (0)931 98521. Beer garden with mainly Franconian dishes.Open: only in the season (Mar - Oct): Mon 4.30 p.m. - 10 p.m., Tue - Fri 11.30 a.m. - 10 p.m., Sat, Sun public holidays 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

nightlife

accommodation

Cheap

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  • 2  Hotel & Inn Spundloch, Kirchstrasse 19, 97209 Veitshöchheim. Tel.: 49 (0)931 - 90084-0, Fax: 49 (0)931 - 90084-20, Email: . Modernly furnished hotel in a half-timbered house. WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS. Very good kitchen.Price: single 55 €.
  • 6  Etna - Hotel & Ristorante, Würzburger Str. 65, 97209 Veitshöchheim. Tel.: 49(0)931 91208, 49 (0)931 980610, Fax: 49(0)931 9806161, Email: . The associated restaurant serves Italian delicacies, Italian and Franconian wines.Open: Tue - Sat 5:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m., Sun public holidays 11.30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m., Mondays closed.Price: single room from € 42, double room for single use from € 47, double room from € 66 (plus € 6 per person for breakfast).

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Brief information
surface10.76 km²
Phone code0931
Post Code97209
MarkWÜ
Time zoneUTC 1
Emergency call112 / 110
  • General practitioners and specialists are represented on site.
  • The next Hospitals are located in Wurzburg.

Practical advice

  • Post branch, Würzburger Str. 2, 97209 Veitshöchheim.
  • Post branch, Würzburger Str. 61, 97209 Veitshöchheim.

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literature

  • Ferdinand Werner: The court garden in Veitshöchheim. 2000, ISBN 978-3884621455 , P. 64.
  • Martina Edelmann, Karen Heussner: Veitshochheim. Sutton Publishing House, 2005, ISBN 978-3897028906 ; 127 pages.

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