Mainsondheim

Mainsondheim City of Dettelbach Coordinates: 49 ° 47 ′ 38 ″  N , 10 ° 10 ′ 12 ″  E
Height :	190 m
Residents :	500
Incorporation :	July 1, 1974
Postal code :	97337
Area code :	09324
Location of Mainsondheim (bold) in the Dettelbach municipal area

The parish church in Mainsondheim

Mainsondheim is a district of the town of Dettelbach in the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen .

Geographical location

Mainsondheim is located in the extreme south of the Dettelbach municipal area. In the north, the village is separated from the city of Dettelbach by the Main, while the north-east is occupied by the Schwarzach district of Schwarzenau . In the east is Hörblach , in the south the A 3 federal motorway leads directly past Mainsondheim. The community area of Albertshofen begins further south .

Mainsondheim is about 6 kilometers from the district town of Kitzingen . The distance to the regional center of Würzburg is approximately 17 kilometers.

The place is naturally part of the Middle Main Valley . Here, the Schwarzacher valley widening with flat banks meets the Kitzinger Main valley , where the west bank of the river rises steeply. Mainsondheim's location on the Main is also underlined by the protected areas that are in the area. So protrudes An extensive bird sanctuary on the banks of the Main protrudes into the local area. The Main itself forms the fauna and flora habitat Mainaue between Grafenrheinfeld and Kitzingen . An old linden tree southeast of the village is a natural monument , an old chestnut tree has probably been removed.

history

From the expansion site to the district

The history of the village is closely linked to that of the city of Dettelbach. Mainsondheim was founded in the 8th century as an expansion site for the Dettelbacher Königshof, at that time it was called Mainsüdheim. In the 12th century the Münsterschwarzach monastery took over the rule of the village, but had to give it up again at the beginning of the early modern period . Several changes of ownership followed, with Mainsondheim temporarily being ruled by Lutheran lords, which resulted in a change of denomination for the entire population.

In the 18th century, in 1727, the barons of Bechtolsheim took over the village and moved into the early modern castle. In the 19th century Mainsondheim became a Bavarian rural community and part of the Dettelbach district court . 1975 was incorporated into the large community of Dettelbach.

Population development

year	Residents
1864	335
1890	293
1919	298
1933	341
1940	352
1945	338
1955	432
1965	447
1985	503
1992	499

The population development of Mainsondheim has been subject to great fluctuations over the centuries. Until 1810 only households were recorded in the statistics . In 1648, shortly after the Thirty Years' War , only nine families lived in the village . By 1790 this number grew to a total of 70 households, before a downward trend is again noticeable by 1810: In 1810 Mainsondheim was inhabited by 56 families.

With the transfer to Bavaria , the statistics became more precise. From then on, the individuals in the village were recorded. In 1864, 335 people lived in the village. Due to the First World War, this number had fallen to 298 by 1919. In 1940, 352 people were counted during the Second World War . By 1985 the number of residents rose to 503 before it began to decline due to the rural exodus.

Attractions

Mainsondheim is characterized by its castle . It was built in its current form in the 16th century when the Lords of Crailsheim held the rule of the village for a short time and shows features of the late Gothic and early Renaissance. At the beginning of the 18th century the building was changed and a baroque portal with the coat of arms of the new owner was added. The castle is still inhabited by the Bechtolsheim family.

The church of St. Mariae Virginis Dolorosae was built in the 15th century. Most of the furnishings date from the 18th century, the stone pulpit from 1583 and the font are older. Some epitaphs from the period from 1700 to 1780 refer to the Lords of Bechtolsheim.

Some wayside shrines have been preserved in the village . The former ferry house and some of the manors belonging to the castle are also worth seeing. The Main ferry Mainsondheim runs all year round between Mainsondheim and Dettelbach.

See also : The pain of the Virgin Mary (Mainsondheim)

Personalities

• Simone Michel-von Dungern (* 1965), classical archaeologist and museum director

literature

• Hans Bauer: District of Kitzingen. An art and culture guide . Market wide 1993.
• Ulrich Thomas: The history of rule . In: Hermann Pfannes (Ed.): Mainsondheim until 1993 . Münsterschwarzach 1994. pp. 9-15.
• Reinhard Worschech: Mainsondheim: A rural community through the ages (1893-1974) . In: City of Dettelbach (Ed.): Dettelbach 1484-1984. Festschrift and small characteristics of a 500 year old city . Dettelbach 1984. pp. 278-282.

Web links

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

• Place's website: Home , accessed September 10, 2015.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Bauer, Hans: District of Kitzingen . P. 34 f.
2. ^ Pfannes, Hermann: Population of Mainsondheim . In: Pfannes, Hermann (ed.): Mainsondheim until 1993 . P. 7 f.