Faun (Esselbach)

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faun
Esselbach municipality
Coordinates: 49 ° 52 ′ 11 "  N , 9 ° 32 ′ 56"  E
Height : 205 m above sea level NHN
Postal code : 97839
Area code : 09394
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Area around Faun (around center)
The forester's house Faun
The forester's house Faun

The Einöde Faun is a forester's house belonging to the municipality of Esselbach in the Lower Franconian district of Main-Spessart .

geography

Faun is located in the Wachengrund in the Spessart , on the edge of the Fürstlich Löwensteinschen Park , where the Heinrichsbach flows into the Wachenbach . The Alte Wachenmühle is located in the southwest and the Neue Wachenmühle in the northeast .

history

The name Faun goes back to Faunus , the ancient Italian god of the forest.

The forester's house Faun was built in 1817 as part of the fence construction for the Löwenstein Wildlife Park . From the beginning it belonged to the Esselbach community, founded in 1818. Today Faun serves as the forestry department for the princely Löwenstein family of foresters.

Web links

Commons : Faun  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Bavaria Atlas of the Bavarian State Government ( notes )