Zehnthof (Volkach)
The building of the former Zehnthof in Volkach is directly opposite the parish church of St. Bartholomäus . It is one of the most striking buildings on the main street of the small town in Lower Franconia .
history
The Würzburg prince-bishops stayed here in the 16th century . Until 1622, the Kapitelshof and the tithe winery were located in the building. From 1545 it was converted into an office building. A window frame in the rear building testifies to this redesign. The house was later used as a royal Bavarian rent office . In 1929 the Volkachs police station was established there . A major renovation in 1974 turned the representative house into a residential and commercial building.
The Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation runs the building under the number D-6-75-174-41. The former Zehnthof is part of the Volkach Old Town ensemble. Underground archaeological findings in the area of the old town are listed as ground monuments.
architecture
The building is a two-story gable roof house . It is gable and has volute gables . A gate passage is attached to the side of the Renaissance building.
literature
- Egert, Gerhard: City and Parish Volkach am Main (A contribution to the city history of Franconia). Part I. The urban territory from the beginnings to the end of the Old Kingdom in 1803 . Würzburg and Volkach 1964.
Individual evidence
- ^ Stadt Volkach: Rentamt , accessed on March 25, 2013.
- ↑ Geodata: Monument number D-6-75-174-41 ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on March 25, 2013.
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Coordinates: 49 ° 51 '54.8 " N , 10 ° 13' 35.9" E