Sommeracher Rosenberg

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The Rosenberg vineyard in the north of Sommerach

Sommeracher Rosenberg is one of the most famous vineyards in the Franconian growing region . It is located in the district of Sommerach in the Lower Franconian district of Kitzingen .

Geographical location and geology

The Rosenberg vineyard is located on the so-called wine island north of Sommerach. It occupies large parts of the 287 m high Kreuzberg, which dominates the island. The Sommeracher Rosenberg is located above the better known Sommeracher Katzenkopf , which, coming from the west, stretches north of the village. Further to the north, the Nordheim vineyards of Vögelein and Kreuzberg border the Rosenberg. Only in the extreme southeast does the Rosenberg merge into the third Sommerach location, Engelsberg . The location is partly in the major locations Volkacher Kirchberg and Sommeracher Engelsberg , both of which are part of the Volkacher Mainschleife area.

The vineyard area takes up about a third of the area of ​​the cat's head and extends to about 60  hectares (2004); in 1993 only 50 hectares were planted with vines. The vineyard is oriented to the east and south-west and was established on the soils of the upper shell limestone and the Lettenkeuper . The slopes are not as steep here as further down the mountain and have a slope of 10 to 25%. The grape varieties Kerner , Bacchus and Schwarzriesling grow here .

history

location

When Sommerach was first mentioned in 1084, the village was associated with vineyards in its area. At the Mainschleife , however, vineyards were first mentioned in documents in 906, which is why it can be assumed that wine was already being grown around Sommerach at that time. The grapevine probably came to the region with the Frankish settlers when they ousted the Celts who settled here in the 7th century.

The Münsterschwarzach monastery , which was able to consolidate its influence over the village in the later centuries, was one of the focal points of Franconian viticulture in the Middle Ages. On the one hand, the monks needed wine for liturgical services , on the other hand, sales were an important economic factor. Therefore, Sommerach soon received a wall and a tithing yard in which the wine could be stored.

After the dissolution of the monastery in the course of secularization at the beginning of the 19th century, viticulture in Sommerach fell into a crisis. The vines were outdated and the monastery ceased to be a sales market. In the previous years, worse locations had also been planted with vines. From 1900 phylloxera appeared in the village and many vineyards were abandoned. It was not until the 1980s that viticulture was able to stabilize.

In the 20th century there were still over 40 vineyards around Sommerach. In 1910 a total of 44 were identified. The higher sections of the Kreuzberg were still occupied by ten individual layers, including the “Kreuzberg” layer itself, “der Wässert” and “der Kammeter”. In execution of the Wine Law of 1971, these locations were combined to form the Sommeracher Rosenberg. In 1989, the easternmost parts of the site were taken for the newly created Engelsberg site.

Origin of name

The Sommeracher Rosenberg got its name from the geographic features of the area. Originally there were wild rose bushes along the individual property boundaries, which, however, were probably only planted here after the name came up and today only grow in the ditches and rain areas . Etymologically, the word is derived from “rasen”, because after heavy rainfall the vineyards tended to sag before the land consolidation.

Wineries (selection)

Several renowned wineries now own vines on the slope of the Kreuzberg. In addition to some locally recognized businesses, there are also a number of nationally known winegrowers and excellent goods in Sommerach.

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.

Web links

Commons : Sommeracher Rosenberg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Government of Lower Franconia: Vineyards in Bavaria broken down into areas , PDF file, p. 9 f., Accessed on February 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Nordheim-Main: Weinschleife vineyards , accessed on February 18, 2019.
  3. ^ Bauer, Hans: District of Kitzingen . P. 191.
  4. ^ Pfrang, Franz: The history of viticulture on the Main loop . P. 23.
  5. ^ Büll, Franziskus: The importance of viticulture for the Benedictine abbey Münsterschwarzach . Pp. 207-210.
  6. ↑ Kraus, Winfried: Sommerach . Pp. 340-345.
  7. ↑ Holtz, Barbara: The vineyard names in the district of Kitzingen . P. 127.
  8. ↑ Nordheim-Main: Weinschleife vineyards , PDF file, accessed on February 18, 2019.
  9. ↑ Weingut-Am-Engelsberg: Keller , accessed on February 18, 2019.
  10. ↑ Winzer-Sommerach: Worth knowing , accessed on February 18, 2019.
  11. ↑ Weingut-Laufer: The Wines , accessed on February 18, 2019.
  12. ^ Weingut-Arthur-Then: Shop , accessed on February 18, 2019.
  13. ↑ Weingut-Georg-Zang: Our wines , accessed on February 18, 2019.

Coordinates: 49 ° 50 ′ 24.9 ″  N , 10 ° 12 ′ 0.6 ″  E