Ochsenfurt
Ochsenfurt (German: [ˈɔksn̩ˌfʊʁt] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. Ochsenfurt is located on the left bank of the River Main and has around 11,000 inhabitants. This makes it the largest town in Würzburg district.[3]
Ochsenfurt | |
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New Townhall from 1497 in Ochsenfurt | |
Location of Ochsenfurt within Würzburg district | |
| Coordinates: 49°39′N 10°04′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Würzburg |
| Subdivisions | 9 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Peter Juks[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 63.55 km2 (24.54 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,346 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97199 |
| Dialling codes | 09331 |
| Vehicle registration | WÜ, OCH |
| Website | www.ochsenfurt.de |
Like Oxford, the town of Ochsenfurt is named after a ford where oxen crossed the river.
Location
The town is situated on the left bank of the River Main, 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Würzburg.
Subdivision
The Stadtteile of Ochsenfurt are: Darstadt, Erlach, Goßmannsdorf, Hohestadt, Hopferstadt, Kleinochsenfurt, Tückelhausen, and Zeubelried.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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[6]
In 1911 there was a considerable trade in wine and agricultural products, other industries being brewing and malting.[6] Ochsenfurt also has one of the largest sugar factories in Germany.
Mayor
Peter Juks (UWG) is the mayor of Ochsenfurt.[7]
Town twinning
Ochsenfurt is twinned with:
- Church: Pfarrkirche Sankt Andreas
- Town gate: Oberes Tor
- Town gate: Klingentor
- Gossmanndorf, street view: Zielweg-Zehnhofstrasse
- Hieronymus Dungersheim (1465-1540), Catholic theologian
- Tomas Oral (born 1973), football player and coach
- Maximilian Götz (born 1986), racing driver
- Die Kunstdenkmäler von Unterfranken, Bd. 1: Bezirksamt Ochsenfurt. 2nd edition 1983. ISBN 978-3-486-50455-2
- Halbleib, Volker; Kretzer, Heinz (2006). Ochsenfurt. Sutton. ISBN 978-3-86680-000-7. Retrieved 4 March 2010.
- Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
- "Ochsenfurt - Wissenswertes (German)". Ochsenfurt municipality. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- Stacey, Robert C. "Walter, Hubert (d. 1205)" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press, 2004 Online Edition accessed November 8, 2007
- "Tückelhausen (German)". Haus der Bayerischen Geschichte. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Ochsenfurt". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 990.- "Ochsenfurt - Grusswort (German)". Ochsenfurt municipality. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- "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.
- Official town website (German)
- Website of the Diocese of Würzburg: the Carthusian Museum (in German)