Ostheim (Hofheim in Lower Franconia)

Ostheim City of Hofheim in Lower Franconia Coordinates: 50 ° 7 ′ 24 ″  N , 10 ° 32 ′ 2 ″  E
Height :	250 m above sea level NN
Residents :	285  (1987)
Incorporation :	1st January 1975
Postal code :	97461
Area code :	09523
Location of Ostheim in Bavaria

Ostheim is a district of the town of Hofheim in Lower Franconia in the Lower Franconian district of Haßberge in northern Bavaria .

Geography and transport links

The place is about 2 km south of Hofheim in Lower Franconia on the Aurach , a left tributary of the Nassach , which flows past the northeastern outskirts. The state road St 2281 and the district road HAS 7 cross the village. Federal highway 303 runs not far to the north .

history

Ostheim goes back to the year 1231. In 1675 a chapel was built on the road to Rügheim . The St. Nicholas Church with a so-called Welschen Dome was built in 1725. The former municipality was incorporated into Hofheim as part of the municipal reform in 1975.

Architectural monuments

See: List of architectural monuments in Hofheim in Lower Franconia # Ostheim

The site with the Catholic parish church of St. Nicholas

Web links

Commons : Ostheim  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Ostheim on the Hofheim website