Würzburg

The old baroque town on the river Main is the capital of the Bavarian governmental district of Lower Franconia and the centre of viticulture in the German wine-growing region of Franconia. In the middle of the 8th century it became a bishop's seat and a little later also a royal palace. The first university was founded in 1402. Over the centuries, a veritable architectural monument was created with the Old Town Hall, Marienbrücke and Marienberg Fortress (in the foreground of the picture), bishop's residence and universities. During the Second World War, the city and its monuments were almost completely destroyed in a single night of bombing, but were rebuilt in their former glory after the war.

Stadt Würzburg von oben
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In the city itself, or on the outskirts of it, there are now many vineyards with world-famous single vineyards such as Abtsleite, Innere Leiste, Pfaffenberg and Stein (with parcel Stein-Harfe), among others. The city of Würzburg is also the headquarters of Germany's three oldest wineries, the historically important Bürgerspital, Juliusspital and Staatlicher Hofkeller Würzburg. Würzburg is also home to the Bavarian State Institute for Viticulture and Horticulture, which has been and still is decisively involved in research and breeding with regard to grape varieties.

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