Ochsenfurt, Bavaria, Germany
🇩🇪 Ochsenfurt is a town in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. Ochsenfurt is located on the left bank of the River Main. It is the largest town in Würzburg district.
Geography: Location The town is situated on the left bank of the River Main, 21 km (13 mi) south of Würzburg.
Subdivision The Stadtteile of Ochsenfurt are: Darstadt, Erlach, Goßmannsdorf, Hohestadt, Hopferstadt, Kleinochsenfurt, Tückelhausen, and Zeubelried.
History Ochsenfurt was one of the places in Germany where King Richard I of England was detained in 1193 while on his way to England from the Third Crusade.
Fachwerkhauser
A monastery, Tückelhausen Charterhouse, dedicated to Saints Lambert, John the Baptist, and George, was founded in 1138 by Otto I, Bishop of Bamberg, as a double canonry of the Premonstratensians. From 1351 it belonged to the Carthusians and was secularised in 1803.
Attractions The charterhouse was largely converted for private residential use and since 1991 contains a museum of Carthusian life.
Ochsenfurt also features several Protestant and Roman Catholic churches, among them that of St Michael (Michaelskapelle), a Gothic edifice
Economy In 1911 there was a considerable trade in wine and agricultural products, other industries being brewing and malting. Ochsenfurt also has one of the largest sugar factories in Germany.
Europe/Berlin/Bavaria
Ochsenfurt has a population of over 11,000 people. Ochsenfurt also forms part of the wider Würzburg District which has a population of over 162,697 people. Ochsenfurt is situated 21 km south of Würzburg.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Ochsenfurt has links with:
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🇩🇪 Erbach im Odenwald 49.65
🇺🇦 Zolotonosha 49.667
🇩🇪 Weiden in der Oberpfalz 49.675
🇫🇷 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin 49.639
🇩🇪 Heppenheim 49.633
🇩🇪 Tauberbischofsheim 49.617
🇱🇺 Luxembourg 49.61
🇱🇺 Luxembourg City 49.61
🇨🇿 Havlíčkův Brod 49.607
Locations Near: Ochsenfurt 10.0667,49.65
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🇩🇪 Würzburg 9.937,49.793 d: 18.5
🇩🇪 Tauberbischofsheim 9.65,49.617 d: 30.2
🇩🇪 Karlstadt am Main 9.767,49.95 d: 39.7
🇩🇪 Schweinfurt 10.233,50.05 d: 46.1
🇩🇪 Künzelsau 9.683,49.283 d: 49.3
🇩🇪 Neustadt an der Aisch 10.6,49.583 d: 39.1
🇩🇪 Bad Kissingen 10.067,50.2 d: 61.2
🇩🇪 Ansbach 10.583,49.3 d: 53.9
🇩🇪 Schwäbisch Hall 9.733,49.1 d: 65.7
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