Iffigheim
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Iffigheim
Seinsheim market
Coordinates: 49 ° 38 ′ 46 ″ N , 10 ° 12 ′ 28 ″ E
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| Height : | 231 m |
| Residents : | 200 |
| Incorporation : | May 1, 1978 |
| Postal code : | 97342 |
| Area code : | 09332 |
Iffigheim is a district of the Seinsheim market in the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen .
Geographical location
Iffigheim is centrally located in the municipality of Seinsheim. In the north there is another district of Seinsheim, Tiefenstockheim . The northeast is occupied by Herrnsheim , while Hüttenheim in Bavaria is in the east. In the south are Seinsheim and Wässerndorf . It follows Obernbreit in the northwest.
Iffigheim is about ten kilometers as the crow flies from the large district town of Kitzingen . Würzburg is about 25 kilometers away.
In terms of nature, the districts of Seinsheim are divided into three different sub-units. The Ifftal area with its small streams and steep banks protrudes from the north-west into the municipality. To the northeast lies the Hellmitzheimer Bucht , smaller parts belong to the higher Ochsenfurt-Uffenheimer Gäufläche .
history
The place name Iffigheim refers to the Frankish conquest in the 6th or 7th century. The suffix -heim was in vogue at the time and indicates the settlement by a Frankish nobleman who made the village his home. The prefix Iffig- does not go back to the Iff stream that flows through Iffigheim, but is derived from the proper name Uffo.
The place was referred to in older literature together with the neighboring villages of Herrnsheim, Seinsheim and Weigenheim as an imperial village , which was only subordinate to the emperor. However, the head of the empire there probably only owned the bailiwick that he had received from the Würzburg bishop. After the decline of the Staufer in the second half of the 12th century, the Hohenlohe took over these "imperial goods under the mountains" ( bona sub montibus ).
For a long time, Iffigheim and seven other villages had a share in the so-called Kunigunden Forest , which was administered in the form of a market cooperative . This form of administration was only dissolved in 1458.
In 1281 "Uffenkein", as it was called at that time, was first mentioned. Initially, the Knights of Iffigheim sat there as Ministeriale of the Counts of Castell . Otto von Ueffikheim received an estate from Leonhard zu Castell in 1405. The village lords changed frequently in the Middle Ages, and it was only in the early modern period that the princes of Schwarzenberg were able to assert themselves as sole lords. They introduced the Reformation around 1530 .
After the princes had become Catholic again in 1627, the village again adopted the old creed. The village has long been part of the Schwarzenberg centering Seinsheim. Later the Ebrach monastery and the cathedral provost of Würzburg came into the possession of Iffigheim. In 1810 it became Bavarian. In 1978 Iffigheim became part of the new community of Seinsheim.
Attractions
The village's Catholic parish church is dedicated to St. John the Baptist. It was built in 1808 including the tower from the 13th century. Inside, the classicist furnishings of the 19th century predominate . The ceiling frescoes with the baptism of Christ date from 1898 and were made by Eulogius Böhler . Originally a fortified church surrounded the church, some gaden have been preserved.
Next to the church there are several wayside shrines and house reliefs in the village , most of which date from the 19th century and bear biblical representations. The wayside shrine from 1511 is significant in terms of art history. It was set up at the foot of the church staircase and shows the Holy Trinity in its essay . In 1959 the floor was extensively renewed. A baroque fountain forms the center of the village.
literature
- Hans Bauer: District of Kitzingen. An art and culture guide . Market wide 1993.
- Jesko Graf zu Dohna: Iffigheim . In: Jesko Graf zu Dohna (ed.): Kulturpfad. In the footsteps of the Counts of Castell . Münsterschwarzach 2004. p. 58.
