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The Main River Loop
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Volkach and its Districts
Volkach
and its Districts
Click on the name of one of the locations for more detailed information.
Astheim (around 800 inhabitants)
Facts & figures
- First officially documented in 906
- Has been holding fishing rights for the Main River ever since its inception
Wine-growing
"Astheimer Kartäuser" (55 ha)
Excursion options
- Main River Loop Railway station in Astheim
- Educational quince trail
Destinations
Marienbrück Carthusian monastery – Home of the Museum for Christian Iconography (Museum für christliche Bildgeschichte)
Erkinger von Seinsheim founded the monastery in 1409, construction of church and priory in 1603, cells, cloister and chapter house fell into disrepair due to secularisation (1803). A museum since 1999.
Astheim Carthusian monastery museum website
Escherndorf (around 300 inhabitants)
Facts & figures
First historical documentation in 1253
Wine-growing
- "Escherndorfer Lump" (33 ha)
- "Escherndorfer Fürstenberg" (70 ha)
- "Escherndorfer Berg" (33 ha)
Excursion options
Educational vine trail, footpath to Vogelsburg Castle, Main River ferry to Nordheim
Destinations
- Post-Gothic parish church (constructed around 1600) and crucifixion group (Rococo)
- Rococo fountain at the town centre
Fahr (around 650 inhabitants)
Facts & figures
Important location for fruit and asparagus cultivation (120 ha)
Wine-growing
"Volkacher Ratsherr" (90 ha)
Destinations
- Late-Gothic parish church and historical winemaker houses
- Franconian half-timbered "Kastenhof" (16th century) at the town centre
Excursion options
Panoramic hiking trail and ferry to Kaltenhausen / Eisenheim
Gaibach (around 500 inhabitants)
Facts & figures
Mention of a knightly dynasty (von Galbach) in the 12th century
Wine-growing
- "Gaibacher Schlosspark" (12 ha)
- "Gaibacher Kapellenberg" (27 ha)
Destinations
- Parish church of the Holy Trinity 1742-45 (Balthasar Neumann)
- Water castle around 1700 (owned by the Earl of Schönborn), modified into a late-Baroque pleasure palace. Today, the building is used as a middle and secondary school with boarding school facility.
- Constitutional Column constructed from plans by royal architect Leo von Klenze. Constructed between 1821 and 1828. Height 30 metres. 1832 venue for the Gaibach Festival.
- Cross chapel (Kreuzkapelle) constructed from plans by Johann Leonard Dietzenhöfer. Constructed between 1697 and 1700.
Krautheim (around 200 inhabitants)
Facts & figures
First historical documentation in 888
Wine-growing
"Krautheimer Sonnenleite" (10 ha)
Destinations
- Parish church with spire from the 14th century and remains of the "Gaden" (annexes)
- Former castle of the Barons von Buttlar with a date of 1736
Excursion options
- Krautheim is situated along the cycling route from Volkach to Gerolzhofen
- Privately owned brewery (since 1654) with tour options and restaurant
Obervolkach (around 700 inhabitants)
Facts & figures
First historical documentation in 906
Wine-growing
"Obervolkacher Landsknecht" (80 ha)
Destinations
- Parish church with late-Gothic choir spire
- Cemetery chapel (1716) and portal (1606)
- Historical arched bridge across the Volkach stream with "Nepomuk" statue
- Stettenburg castle ruin above the village
