Bimbach (Prichsenstadt)

Bimbach City of Prichsenstadt Coordinates: 49 ° 51 ′ 37 ″ N , 10 ° 22 ′ 52 ″ E
Height :	266 m
Residents :	163
Incorporation :	July 1, 1972
Postal code :	97357
Area code :	09382
	Location of Bimbach (bold) in the Prichsenstadt municipality

Bimbach is a district of the city of Prichsenstadt in the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen .

Geographical location

Bimbach is located in the far north of the Prichsentstädter municipality. The district of Schweinfurt begins further north, and the Oberschwarzach district of Düttingsfeld is closest to Bimbach. To the east, also in the district of Schweinfurt, is Oberschwarzach . In the south, separated by the Bundesstraße 22 , is the Prichsenstadt district of Neudorf . The west is occupied by the district of Brünnau , the Lülsfeld district of Schallfeld in the district of Schweinfurt begins in the northwest .

history

The prehistory and early history in Bimbach is well documented through several reading finds. A four-cornered hill from the later La Tène period existed in the east of the village. In addition, a green antigorite with the face of a Celtic warrior was found near the Geheeg corridor . In the neighboring district of Oberschwarzach a large double walled moat was excavated, which also proves the Celtic settlement of the area.

The name of the place allows for several interpretations. Possibly the name, sometimes called "Bunebach", goes back to the groyne as wattle protection. The village may have been in danger of flooding. The spelling "Binbah", which is also widespread, refers to the production of honey. There were several linden trees in the vicinity , the last tree was felled after 1950, which could be used for beekeeping.

The village was first mentioned in a document in 1237. The Würzburg bishop Hermann I von Lobdeburg gave a fief to Gertrud von Stollberg. In the 14th century, the Würzburg monastery and that of Stollberg were represented as landlords in Bimbach . Large parts, including the castle district, went to the Lemblein family (also Lamprecht, Lemplein) as a fiefdom. In 1404 Heinrich and Götz Lemplein sold their property to the Franconian aristocrat Dietrich Fuchs. With the full acquisition of the village around 1500, a line called itself Fuchs von Bimbach .

In the German Peasants' War of 1525, the residents of Bimbach also took part in the uprisings. So the Fuchs castle in the village was burned down. However, the peasants granted the landlord's wife free travel. Even after the fire, the castle was the center of the town and has undergone several renovations over the centuries. The current complex dates from around 1700 and was planned by the lord of the castle, Ludwig Reinhold Fuchs .

The Second World War brought a lot of suffering to the small village. A total of eleven young Bimbachers died on the battlefields of Europe, one is missing. On April 12, 1945, the victorious Americans entered the village. Previously, the so-called "Hitlerstein" had been moved from the village square to a private garden. American troops occupied the place for seven months. On July 1, 1972, Bimbach, which originally belonged to the Gerolzhofen district , was incorporated into Prichsenstadt. Previously, the Erhardsmühle had already become part of the Bimbach district.

Attractions

The Bimbach Castle on the outskirts

lock

The Bimbach Castle , since 1404 owned by the Fuchs family, was in the Peasants' War destroyed, but the gatehouse from before 1488 remained. The ruin was rebuilt at the end of the 16th century. This new building made way for a two-wing baroque palace completed in 1703.

The castle remained in the possession of the Fuchs von Bimbach until 1913, when it was sold in civil ownership. Today it houses the Schloss Bimbach winery.

church

After initial research it was assumed that the Protestant parish church was built in the margravial style in 1708, but more recent research has shown that the church was built between 1566 and 1570.

Landmarks

Near Bimbach, on the way to Oberschwarzach, there is a wayside shrine from 1738.
400 m east of Bimbach are the remains of a Celtic hill from the first century BC. Chr.

Viticulture

Today Bimbach is a wine-growing area in the Franconian wine-growing region . There is a large vineyard around the village, the wine has been marketed under the name of Bimbacher Schlossgarten since 2011. Bimbach is part of the Steigerwald wine panorama area , until 2017 the winemakers were grouped together in the Steigerwald area. The Keuperböden around Bimbach are just as suitable for growing wine as the location in the Maingau climate zone, which is one of the warmest in Germany.

The people around Bimbach have been involved in viticulture since the early Middle Ages . The Franconian settlers probably brought the vine to the Main in the 7th century. Viticulture experienced a major decline after secularization at the beginning of the 19th century. Above all, locations with less favorable climatic conditions were completely abandoned. In addition, the emergence of pests such as phylloxera made cultivation difficult . The Franconian wine-growing region was not able to consolidate again until the second half of the 20th century. The small Bimbach vineyard is now managed by the Laufer winery .

Personalities

Karoline von Fuchs-Mollard (1675 / 1681–1754), educator and chief stewardess at the Viennese imperial court, lived between 1710 and 1719 in Bimbach
Ludwig Fuchs von Bimbach and Dornheim (1833–1900), administrative officer and district president of Lower Bavaria (1895–1900), born in Bimbach
Nina Güthner (born Freiin Fuchs von Bimbach, 1835–1905), poet, novelist, born in Bimbach
Otto Seifert (1853–1933), doctor, expert on skin and venereal diseases, born in Bimbach

literature

Hans Ambrosi, Bernhard Breuer: German Vinothek: Franconia. Guide to the vineyards, winegrowers and their kitchens . Herford ² 1993.
Wilfried Jugl: 50 years shooting club Bimbach 1959 eV formerly bay. Jungland Federation Bimbach . Wiesentheid 2009.
Wilfried Jugl: Evang. Luth. Bimbach Church. A church leader . Bimbach 2001.
Johann Ludwig Klarmann: The Steigerwald in the past. A contribution to Franconian cultural studies . Gerolzhofen ² 1909.
Karl Treutwein : From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim. History, sights, traditions . Volkach ⁴ 1987.

Web links

Commons : Bimbach (Prichsenstadt) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Jugl, Wilfried: 50 years of the shooting club Bimbach 1959 eV p. 26.
^ Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . P. 29.
^ Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 471 .
↑ Klarmann, Johann Ludwig: The Steigerwald in the past . P. 191.

[1] Jugl, Wilfried: 50 years of the shooting club Bimbach 1959 eV p. 26.

[2] Treutwein, Karl: From Abtswind to Zeilitzheim . P. 29.

[3] Wilhelm Volkert (ed.): Handbook of Bavarian offices, communities and courts 1799–1980 . CH Beck, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-406-09669-7 , p. 471 .

[4] Klarmann, Johann Ludwig: The Steigerwald in the past . P. 191.