Ochsenfurt
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Townhall in Ochsenfurt | ||
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  Ochsenfurt | ||
Location of Ochsenfurt within Würzburg district  | ||
| Coordinates: 49°39′N 10°04′E / 49.650°N 10.067°ECoordinates: 49°39′N 10°04′E / 49.650°N 10.067°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken | |
| District | Würzburg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Peter Juks (UWG) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 63.55 km2 (24.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 11,155 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (450/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 97199 | |
| Dialling codes | 09331 | |
| Vehicle registration | WÜ, OCH | |
| Website | www.ochsenfurt.de | |
Ochsenfurt is a town in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the River Main, here crossed by a stone bridge, 21 kilometres (13 mi) south from Würzburg by the railway to Munich, and at the junction of a line to Röttingen.[2] Ochsenfurt has a population of about 11,000. Like Oxford, the town of Ochsenfurt is named after a ford where oxen crossed the river.
It contained in 1911 an Evangelical and five Roman Catholic churches, among them that of St Michael, a fine Gothic edifice. There was then a considerable trade in wine and agricultural products, other industries being brewing and malting.[2] It also has one of the largest sugar factories in Germany.
It was one of the places in Germany that King Richard I of England was detained in 1193 while the king was returning to England from the Third Crusade.[3]
The premises of the former Carthusian monastery here, Tückelhausen Charterhouse, secularised in 1803 and largely converted for private residential use, contain a museum of Carthusian life. The monastery, 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.
International relations
Twin towns - Sister cities
Ochsenfurt is twinned with:
References
- Klöster in Bayern: Tückelhausen - Vom Prämonstratenserstift zum Kartäusermuseum (German)
- Website of the Diocese of Würzburg: the Carthusian Museum (German)
Bibliography
- Die Kunstdenkmäler von Unterfranken, Bd. 1: Bezirksamt Ochsenfurt. 2. Auflage 1983. ISBN 978-3-486-50455-2
- Halbleib, Volker; Kretzer, Heinz (2006). Ochsenfurt. Sutton. ISBN 978-3-86680-000-7. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
Notes
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2016.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ochsenfurt". Encyclopædia Britannica. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 990. - ↑ Stacey, Robert C. "Walter, Hubert (d. 1205)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 8, 2007
- ↑ "Ropczyce - Miasta Partnerskie". Urząd Miejski Ropczyce (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
- ↑ "Dorset Twinning Association List". The Dorset Twinning Association. Archived from the original on 2012-06-21. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
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Website in US/UK Language about Ochsenfurt with Touristinformation
- Contents: Eventplanner, Hotels and Accommodations, History, Picture galleries, guided trips with 'Lady Chlodhild', Culinary guide, franconian wine testing and a lot more. Ochsenfurt-franconia.com
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