Obervolkacher Landsknecht

The Landsknecht vineyard north of Obervolkach

Obervolkacher Landsknecht (also Rimbacher Landsknecht ) is one of the most famous vineyards in the Franconian growing region . It is located in the districts of the Volkach districts of Obervolkach and Rimbach in the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen . The oldest vineyard in Franconia can be found here.

Geographical location and geology

The vineyard stretches along a strip north of the village of Obervolkach, ends in the northeast at the Obervolkach-Rimbach boundary and in the north at the ruins of the Stettenburg on the mountain of the same name ( 49 ° 52 ′ 40.7 ″  N , 10 ° 15 ′ 38, 7 ″  O ). The vineyards are only interrupted by the Volkach valley . The Rimbacher section is much smaller and extends to the north of the village ( 49 ° 52 ′ 19.7 ″  N , 10 ° 17 ′ 22.2 ″  E ). The "mercenary" is a little out of Maine , but is still part of the Großlage Volkacher Kirchberg in area Volkacher Mainschleife .

The vines grow on shell limestone soils with a Lettenkeup layer . In Rimbach, a thin layer of humus was built up through decades of humus supply . The Obervolkach section covers an area of ​​76 hectares , while in the Rimbach district there are only 3 hectares of vineyards. In Rimbach the slope covered with vines has a slope of 10 percent, in Obervolkach the vines grow on much steeper slopes.

History of viticulture

Viticulture in Obervolkach has a long tradition. Vineyards are already mentioned in the document that first mentioned the village in 906. In the Middle Ages a long strip of vineyards stretched between Fahr and Obervolkach; these vineyards were called "Huswerth". In addition to arable land, every inhabitant of the village owned vineyards. In most cases, so-called Weingülte , medieval taxes, had to be paid to the village lords.

After the dissolution of the Würzburg monastery , which had ensured the sale of wine from Obervolkach for centuries, there was a major crisis in viticulture at the beginning of the 19th century. In addition to the political changes, beer also began its triumphal march in Main Franconia , and high tariffs were levied on wine exports. In 1830 Obervolkach still had 68 hectares of vineyards, in 1940 there were 11 hectares left.

Although viticulture played a rather subordinate role in Rimbach, the oldest vineyard in Franconia can be found there. It is the so-called old sentence in the hallway "Zum Brücklein". The vineyard has existed since 1835 and the fourth generation of the Hufnagel family has grown wine there. The mountain, as the only one in the area, remained untouched by the land consolidation and has a large number of varieties .

In the course of the land consolidation, the vineyards had to be merged into individual layers. In the implementation of the Wine Act of 1971, all locations were combined into the single location "Landsknecht". Originally there were seven vineyards in Obervolkach, namely the vineyards "Geißberg", "Am Gries", "Buchhorn", "Sonnenberg", "An der Steig", "Am Heiß Stein" and "Neuer Berg". By merging the vineyards, viticulture in Obervolkach gained in importance.

The origin of the location name is unclear, the "Landsknecht" appeared as a location for the first time in the original cadastre of the 19th century. The Obervolkach location was probably named after the foreign soldiers who stayed in Obervolkach during the German Peasant War . Today the Landsknecht , embodied by an actor, has risen to become the most important symbolic figure of Obervolkach. Together with the Volkacher councilor and the Astheimer Karthäuser he represents the Mainschleife wine.

Wineries (selection)

Several well-known wineries now have vines around Obervolkach and Rimbach. In addition to some locally recognized companies, there are also a number of nationally known wine growers and excellent goods:

• Andreas Braun winery, Volkach
• Am Kreuzberg winery, Nordheim am Main
• Walter and Sabine Erhard winery, Volkach
• Dieter Laufer winery, Bimbach
• Leipold winery, Obervolkach
• Stephan Strobel winery, Sommerach
• Otmar Zang winery, Sommerach

literature

• Gerhard Egert: Obervolkach - an outline of the local history up to 1803 . In: Ute Feuerbach (Ed.): Our Main Loop. 1978-1992 . Volkach 2008. pp. 20-22.
• Barbara Holtz: The vineyard names in the Kitzingen district . In: Andreas Pampuch (Hrsg.): Nature and landscape of the district of Kitzingen II. Volume . Kitzingen 1981. pp. 124-160.
• Franz Pfrang: The history of viticulture on the Main loop . In: Ute Feuerbach (Ed.): Our Main Loop. 1978-1992 . Volkach 2008. pp. 23-28.

Web links

Commons : Obervolkacher Landsknecht  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Vineyard info: Exact outline of the location

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Weinlage information: Obervolkacher Landsknecht , accessed on June 27, 2018.
2. ^ Vineyard information: Rimbacher Landsknecht , accessed on June 27, 2018.
3. ^ Egert, Gerhard: Obervolkach . P. 20.
4. ^ Pfrang, Franz: The history of viticulture on the Main loop . P. 28.
5. ↑ Engelhart, Josef: Alter Satz in Rimbach - A piece of Franconian wine history , PDF file, accessed on June 27, 2018.
6. ↑ Holtz, Barbara: The vineyard names in the district of Kitzingen . P. 129.
7. ↑ Weingut-Leipold: Viticulture , accessed on June 27, 2018.
8. ↑ Weingut-Strobel: Shop , accessed on June 27, 2018.
9. ↑ Weingut-Zang: Alter Satz , accessed on June 27, 2018.

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