Schwanberg (Rödelsee)
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Schwanberg
municipality Rödelsee
Coordinates: 49 ° 43 ′ 29 ″ N , 10 ° 16 ′ 25 ″ E
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| Height : | 474 m |
| Postal code : | 97348 |
| Area code : | 09323 |
The Schwanberg is a wasteland in the district of Rödelsee in the Kitzingen district . The district is occupied by the Schwanberg , a mountain in the Steigerwald.
Geographical location
The Schwanberg is about 2.1 kilometers from the center of Rödelsee. To the north, the state road St2420 leads past the mountain, while Wiesenbronn is to the northeast . Other mountains of the Steigerwald rise further to the east, and the town of Iphofen is to the south .
The mountain has a height of 474 m above sea level. NN.
Closest, larger cities are Kitzingen , which is about 8 kilometers away, and Iphofen, which is about 2.3 kilometers away.
The Franconian Marienweg runs through the village .
history
The original fortifications of the mountain, which date from the time of the Frankish settlement, are now classified as a ground monument . It concerns the section fortification Schwanberg. It was followed by Schwanberg Castle by the 13th century at the latest, which was inhabited by alternating noble families. After being destroyed in the German Peasants' War , the complex was initially in ruins, but was rebuilt in the 17th century by Bishop Julius Echter .
After it burned down again in the Thirty Years War , the castle on the mountain was left to decay for more than a hundred years. After secularization , the buildings came into private ownership. In 1911, the Counts of Castell-Rüdenhausen acquired Schwanberg Castle and had a large castle park laid out. Today the castle is inhabited by the sisters of the Casteller Ring community.
Attractions
- Section fortification Schwanberg , ground monument of the former Franconian ramparts
- Schwanberg Castle , medieval fortification with park and garden
- St. Michael (Schwanberg) , Church of the Casteller Ring community based on plans by Alexander von Branca
- The geotopic layers on the Schwanberg , clay marlstone on the western Schwanberg , the old quarry on the Schwanberg near Rödelsee and the semi-dry grassland nature reserve on the Schwanberg
Transmitters
On the Schwanberg there is a directional radio system built by the Americans, which is used civilly today. One of the towers, which is a little apart, is used to broadcast the program of Radio Charivari Würzburg on 88.5 MHz with 50 W. The Rödelseeturm, a prefabricated concrete radio tower, stands a little to one side.
literature
- District Administrator and District Council of the District of Kitzingen (Hrsg.): District of Kitzingen . Münsterschwarzach 1984.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ District administrator and district council of the district of Kitzingen (ed.): District of Kitzingen . P. 201.
