Main ferry Mainstockheim
The Main Ferry Mainstockheim (until 1978 also Main Ferry Albertshofen) is a free-moving passenger, cyclist and car ferry on the Main , which runs all year round between Mainstockheim and Albertshofen in the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen .
history
Until the Thirty Years War
The history of the ferry is closely linked to that of the two places on the Main. Originally there was probably a ford between Albertshofen and Mainstockheim , which made it possible to easily cross the river. Two settlements were probably only created here because the movement of goods also had to use this ford. In addition, the possessions of the villagers and their masters in the early and high Middle Ages were scattered and partly on the other side of the river.
In particular, the village lords of Mainstockheim, the lords of Seinsheim , the Fuchs von Dornheim and the Cistercian monastery of Ebrach pushed for a permanent transition across the Main. On July 7, 1357, Heinz von Dettelbach sold half of the "muelfurt zu meynstockheim" to the Kitzingen hospital. At this point in time, it can be assumed that there was no ferry at the site. The location of the ford next to the mill in front of the Mainstockheimer Maintor at the source of the Riedbach anticipated the location of the ferry.
The ferry was first mentioned in 1515. The ferryman Cles Vogler lived at that time still within the village mounting, a ferry outside the walls became established later. After the German Peasants' War of 1525 Mainstockheim was exposed to frequent changes of rule. The Ansbach margrave Georg the Pious acquired part of the village from the Lords of Seinsheim-Schwarzenberg on November 11, 1531. The ferry house and the ferryman Claß Schneider appeared in the contract.
In the period that followed, the rights and obligations of the ferry operator were further defined. The ferry rights of the margravial caste office in Kitzingen dates back to 1535 . The Mainstockheim ferryman had to give his lease to the Fuchs von Dornheim and was obliged to transfer the rule, i.e. the margraves, free of charge. At the same time, along with the ferry rights, he was entitled to some vineyards on the Schwarzacher Weg. In the village regulation of 1540, the crossing fees were specified more precisely.
The Mainstockheim ferrymen were a respected part of the village community, probably also because the ferry was an important institution in the margravial territory on the Main. In the 16th century, the ferrymen usually also held another office. In 1550, the sub-mayor, Jorg Pfister, was named, who also held the ferry. In 1585, Georg Brauser was named a ferryman for the centschöffen .
Shortly before the Thirty Years' War , the ferry was leased to Conrad Kraft. He informed the population of Mainstockheim in 1626 that he wanted to fortify the ferry house because of the threat of war. The authorities refused. In 1631 the Swedes brought the Fährschelch to Kitzingen and the community had to ask for it to be returned. The ferryman Kraft fled to Dettelbach in 1634 like many other residents of Mainstockheim.
Til today
After the war, attempts were made to find a balance between the Catholic monastery of Würzburg and the Protestant margraviate. The ferry law was also reorganized. Since 1682 at the latest it was part of the rule of the Fuchs von Dornheim in nearby Mainsondheim , but still belonged to the margraviate. The “ship or ferry bridges at Mainstockheim over the Main (...)” appeared in the Ansbacher Salbuch .
In 1727 the ferry changed hands again. Now the Lords of Mauchenheim, called Bechtolsheim , had got hold of the Fuchs estate. Therefore, between 1760 and 1780, Catholic ferrymen took over the ferry rights in the predominantly Lutheran Mainstockheim. In 1784 the cabin was destroyed by flooding and had to be rebuilt in 1785 by a master mason from Willanzheim . During the coalition wars, soldiers from various armies were often ferried across the ferry.
These passages continued during the time of the Grand Duchy of Würzburg , which was founded by Napoleon's grace. At the beginning of October 1805, however, the ferry was moved to Schwarzenau to bring the French consul Napoleon across the Main. In the 19th century many stocks from Albertshofen sat on the ferry. A lawsuit was brought against Kaspar Gemert in 1863 because he is said to have been negligent in his office.
The growing traffic forced the Mainstockheimer ferries in 1905 to equip the barge ferry with a high- wire system. From 1908 the boat was led on a wire rope, which however broke several times. During the First World War , the ferry's wife ran the facility because the man was at war. When Baroness Sofie von Mauchenheim, known as Bechtolsheim, leased the ferry in 1921, the time of the stately ferry ended.
In 1957, the ferry was also affected by the expansion of the Main into a large shipping route . The ferry from Mainstockheim complained that “the crossing with the ferry bridge was made completely impossible”. In 1958 the Mauchenheim family sold the ferry to the communities of Albertshofen and Mainstockheim. Both villages alternately held ferry rights. In 1959 the Schelch Ferry was abandoned. Instead, a motor ferry was bought, which was baptized with the name Chris-Tina.
With the two high wire pillars on the banks of the Main, the last remnant of the old system disappeared in 1966. In 1969 operations were temporarily suspended because the ferry had to be serviced . After the ferry subsidy business was taken over by the municipality of Mainstockheim on its own in 1978, there were plans for a while to build a bridge at the site. However, the plans were never implemented. Weddings are also held on the ferry today .
technology
The technology of the Mainstockheim ferry has changed over the years. At first, a simple schelch transported people and animals across the river. However, it is likely that there was already the possibility of bringing carts across the Main in the 16th century . In the Fährordnungen the so-called diving Fährknechte as a laborer on the Fährers is so assumed that it was a pretty big operation.
It was not until 1905 that the ferry was adapted to the growing traffic and equipped with a high wire as a " flying bridge ". In this way, more people could be transported in a shorter time. In 1908, instead of a hemp rope, the ferry received a wire, which, however, was repeatedly unable to cope with the constant load. In the 20th century, the official requirements that affected the ferry increased more and more and the system was checked for traffic safety .
The high-wire system disappeared in 1959 when one wanted to meet the traffic-related needs by purchasing a motor ferry. The ship Chris-Tine was named after the mayor's wives at the time, Justine Uhl (Albertshofen) and Christina Lößlein (Mainstockheim). The ship weighs 24 tons and is powered by a 50 hp diesel engine .
Ferrymen (selection)
Some of the names of the ferrymen have been handed down since the 16th century. They had the ferry rights, leased from the rulers, mostly only for a few years and came from the vicinity of Mainstockheim.
Surname | Mentioned | Remarks |
---|---|---|
Cles Vogler | 1515 | first traditional ferryman |
Claß Schneider | 1531 | |
Claus Pfister | 1535 | |
Jorg Pfister | 1550 | also sub-mayor Mainstockheim |
Michael Sattes | 1574 | † February 10, 1585 |
Valentin Schneider | 1579 | |
Lorenz Hartmann | 1582 | † 1582 |
Georg Brauser | 1585 | also centschöffe, village magistrate |
Michael Weber | 1591 | † April 5, 1592 in an accident with the ferry |
Pancratius Hartmann | 1595 | from Prichsenstadt |
Martin Craft | 1599 | from Albertshofen, ferryman Hans Vogler |
Conrad Kraft | 1626 | Son Martin Craft, later schoolmaster Mainstockheim, † 1659 |
Johann Neubert | 1663 | |
Philipp Meiser | 1707 | † 1707 |
Georg Heinrich Götz | 1713 | |
Georg Rügamer | 1716-1728 | from Obereisenheim , † 1728 |
Johann Michael Popp | 1729 | |
Georg Eblein | 1737 | |
Johann Konrad Mäuser | 1756 | |
Johann Simon Umstädter | 1760 | |
Johann Andreas Högner | 1780 | |
Kaspar White | 1784 | |
Johann Martin Kirchner | 1790s | |
Michael Popp | 1817 | |
Kaspar Gemert | 1863 | from Albertshofen |
Johann Michael Klein | 1905 | |
Kaspar Will | 1912 | |
Kaspar Krauss | 1960 |
See also
literature
- Hans Bauer: Blessed Land. Paths through the Evangelical Lutheran Dean's Office Kitzingen am Main . Kitzingen 2012.
- Otto Selzer: Ferry in Mainstockheim . In: Yearbook of the district of Kitzingen 1981. In the spell of the Schwanberg . Kitzingen 1981. pp. 182-197.
Web links
- Mainstockheim: ferry
Individual evidence
- ↑ Selzer, Otto: Fährer in Mainstockheim . P. 182.
- ^ Bauer, Hans: Gesegnetes Land . P. 149.
- ↑ Selzer, Otto: Fährer in Mainstockheim . P. 184.
- ↑ Selzer, Otto: Fährer in Mainstockheim . P. 189.
- ↑ Selzer, Otto: Fährer in Mainstockheim . P. 195.
- ↑ Mainstockheim: Ferry , accessed on November 14, 2017.
- ↑ Selzer, Otto: Fährer in Mainstockheim . P. 183.
- ↑ Selzer, Otto: Fährer in Mainstockheim . P. 193.
- ↑ Mainstockheim: Ferry , accessed on November 14, 2017.
- ↑ See: Selzer, Otto: Fährer in Mainstockheim .
Coordinates: 49 ° 46 ′ 20.4 " N , 10 ° 9 ′ 26.5" E