Sommeracher Engelsberg

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Sommeracher Engelsberg is a single and large vineyard in the Franconian region . As a large location, it comprises parts of the Volkacher Mainschleife area at the Maindreieck and, as a single location, forms one of the three locations in the Lower Franconian community of Sommerach .

Geographical location and geology

The vineyard is located on the so-called wine island north of Sommerach. It occupies large parts of the 251 m high Engelsberg, which dominates the northeastern part of the island, while the southernmost vines grow on the 211 m high Leitersberg. The single location Engelsberg is bordered in the east by the Main Canal between Volkach and Gerlachshausen . The west and north-west are dominated by the two other Sommerach sites, Katzenkopf and Rosenberg . Parts of all three layers together form the large Engelsberg site.

The Engelsberg single site occupies an area of ​​around 30 ha (2004), which makes it the smallest of the Sommerach sites. It is oriented to the west and south, a few vineyards along Volkacher Straße also slope towards the southeast. Similar to the other Sommerach sites, the vines grow on shell limestone and river sand soils with a high clay content . The slope of the Engelberg is 15 to 35%.

History and origin of name

Unlike the other two Sommeracher locations, the Sommeracher Engelsberg does not have that long history. Although the name of Engelberg has been in a listing of all the field names mentioned Sommerachs in 1910, where viticulture was operated here at that time already. However, the name Engelsberg was lost in 1971 when the many small vineyards in the town were merged into the Sommeracher Katzenkopf and Sommeracher Rosenberg for marketing reasons .

It was not until 1989 that the name was re-entered in the Weinbergrolle on the initiative of the Sommeracher landlord Edmund Strobel from the Gasthof zum Weißen Lamm . Strobel's advance was well received by local winemakers, so that the location was at times the second largest in terms of area in Sommerach. In 1990 the Schwarzach artist Theophil Steinbrenner was commissioned to set up a group of bronze figures on the road to Engelsberg, which took up the angel motif.

Wineries (selection)

Several renowned wineries now own vines on the easternmost section of the Engelsberg. Unlike the other two Sommerach sites, only winemakers from Sommerach have their own parcels in the vineyard.

  • Weingut am Engelsberg, Sommerach
  • Schlereth winery, Sommerach
  • Weisses Lamm winery, Sommerach

Vineyards in the Engelsberg area

The list of vineyards is based on a list of all Bavarian vineyards, which was published by the government of Lower Franconia . It is arranged alphabetically. The markings on which the vineyard can be found are noted in the second column. The areas of the vineyards are also listed. The nature of the soil and its predominant composition can be seen in the geology column . Notes contain important historical key points on the individual locations.

The Sommeracher Engelsberg has a total of three individual layers. Many locations extend over several districts, whereby the vines often concentrate on one district (example Sommeracher Rosenberg, Hallburger Rosenberg). The layers are compact so that there are no sections of individual layers. Some sections of the Katzenkopf and Rosenberg sites are also part of the Volkacher Kirchberg site .

Name of the vineyard District (s)
(municipality) 		Area
(year) 		geology Geocoordinate Remarks
Engelsberg Gerlachshausen ( Schwarzach am Main ) , Sommerach 30 ha
(2004) 		Upper Muschelkalk, river sand 49 ° 50 ′ 6 "N, 10 ° 12 ′ 59" E Location on the wine island. The situation only emerged in 1989.
Cat head Sommerach 180 ha
(2004) 		Upper Muschelkalk, Lettenkeuper, drifting sand, river sand 49 ° 50 ′ 7 "N, 10 ° 11 ′ 43" E Location on the wine island. In 1971 the cat's head was formed from a total of 23 individual layers.
Rosenberg Hallburg (Volkach) , Sommerach 60 ha
(2004) 		Upper Muschelkalk, Lettenkeuper, drifting sand, river sand 49 ° 50 ′ 10 "N, 10 ° 11 ′ 27" E Location on the wine island. In 1971 the Rosenberg was formed from a total of ten individual layers.

literature

  • Hans Bauer: District of Kitzingen. An art and culture guide . Market wide 1993.
  • 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.
  • Winfried Kraus: Sommerach. New chronicle of the romantic wine village on the Mainschleife . Sommerach 2007.
  • Franz Pfrang: The history of viticulture on the Main loop . In: Ute Feuerbach (Ed.): Our Main Loop. 1978-1992 . Volkach 2008. pp. 23-28.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Nordheim-Main: Weinschleife vineyards , PDF file, accessed on February 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Government of Lower Franconia: Vineyards in Bavaria structured by areas , PDF file, p. 10, accessed on February 18, 2019.
  3. ^ Nordheim-Main: Weinschleife vineyards , accessed on February 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ Holtz, Barbara: The vineyards in the district of Kitzingen . P. 126 f.
  5. ↑ Kraus, Winfried: Sommerach . P. 353.
  6. ↑ Weingut-Engelsberg: Homepage , accessed on February 18, 2019.
  7. ^ Strobel-Lamm: Weingut , accessed on February 18, 2019.
  8. ^ Government of Lower Franconia: Vineyards in Bavaria broken down into areas , PDF file p. 10, accessed on February 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ a b c Nordheim-Main: Weinlage Weinschleife , PDF file, accessed on February 18, 2019.
  10. ^ A b c Bauer, Hans: District of Kitzingen . P. 190 f.
  11. ^ A b Holtz, Barbara: The names of the vineyards in the Kitzingen district . Pp. 124-160.

Coordinates: 49 ° 50 ′ 6.2 "  N , 10 ° 12 ′ 59.2"  E