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