Gemünden am Main
Gemünden am Main (officially Gemünden a.Main) is a town in Main-Spessart in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and is about 40 km down the Main from Würzburg. Gemünden has around 10,000 residents.
Gemünden am Main | |
|---|---|
 Scherenburg above Gemünden | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gemünden am Main within Main-Spessart district  | |
  Gemünden am Main  Gemünden am Main | |
| Coordinates: 50°2′59″N 9°42′20″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Main-Spessart |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Jürgen Lippert[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.09 km2 (28.99 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 10,041 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97737 |
| Dialling codes | 09351 |
| Vehicle registration | MSP |
| Website | www.stadt-gemuenden.de |
Geography
Location
Gemünden is in Main-Spessart in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, on the Main, about 40 km downriver from Würzburg. Within the town, the River Sinn flows into the Franconian Saale, which itself then releases into the Main. The Main river changes its direction at Gemünden, from northwest to west, marking the northeastern end of the Mainviereck ("Main Square") near Lohr am Main.
Gemünden is on the Birkenhainer Strasse, an ancient trade road from Lower Franconia to today's Frankfurt Rhine Main Region.
Subdivisions
Gemünden's Stadtteile are Adelsberg, Aschenroth, Harrbach, Hofstetten, Hohenroth, Kleinwernfeld, Langenprozelten, Neutzenbrunn, Reichenbuch, Schaippach, Schönau, Seifriedsburg, Wernfeld and Massenbuch.
Further reading
- Anneliese Lussert and Olga Knoblach-Wolff: Dir sing ich Gemünden mein Lied by Hofmann, G H 1982.
- Olga Knoblach-Wolff: Gemündener Türen und Tore. Impressionen und Erinnerungen in Bild und Wort. Accompanying historical commentary by Erhard Schenk.
References
- Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) .
Other websites
- Gemünden am Main at Curlie
- Gemünden. In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. 4. Auflage. Band 7, Verlag des Bibliographischen Instituts, Leipzig/Wien 1885–1892, S. 76.
