Rittershausen (Gaukönigshofen)

Rittershausen is a district of the municipality of Gaukönigshofen in Bavaria with 295 inhabitants (as of February 2015) and an area of 592 hectares. The first documentary mention comes from 1311.

On May 1, 1978, the previously independent place was incorporated into the community of Gaukönigshofen.

The Franconian Marienweg leads through Rittershausen .

Buildings

Catholic parish church of St. Matthew with main facade and open stairs, flanked by life-size sandstone figures of Saints Johannes Nepomuk and Kilian .
Cemetery, walled complex with remains of the former fortifications.
Wayside shrine from 1590 by Hans Rappold .
Cross tractor on the road to Bolzhausen .

Individual evidence

^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 756 .

49.611227777778 10.013494444444Coordinates: 49 ° 37 ' N , 10 ° 1' E

[Gemeindeverzeichnis1970bis1982-1] Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 756 .