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20-847: Gemünden may refer to several places in Germany: Gemünden am Main , a town in Bavaria Gemünden (Wohra) , a town in Hesse Gemünden (Felda) , a municipality in Hesse Gemünden, Rhein-Hunsrück , a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate Gemünden, Westerwaldkreis , a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate See also [ edit ] Gemünd Gmunden Gmund (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

40-666: A roundle of the third. Gemünden station is an important railway junction . The North-South railway from Fulda to Würzburg forms a junction here with the east-west line from Aschaffenburg to Würzburg . West of town, the newly built Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway crosses the Main on the Gemünden Main Valley Bridge. Furthermore, the Franconian Saale Valley Railway ( Fränkische Saaletalbahn ) branches off at Gemünden, running to

60-836: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Gem%C3%BCnden am Main Gemünden is located in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia ( Unterfranken ) in Bavaria , on the Main , around 40 km downriver from Würzburg . Within the town, the River Sinn flows into the Franconian Saale , which itself then discharges into

80-458: The article wizard to submit a draft for review, or request a new article . Search for " Hermann I. von Lobdeburg " in existing articles. Look for pages within Misplaced Pages that link to this title . Other reasons this message may be displayed: If a page was recently created here, it may not be visible yet because of a delay in updating the database; wait a few minutes or try

100-1279: The spa town of Bad Kissingen . Gemünden is an important goods handling hub, and also running here are the Deutsche Bahn's Regionalbahn trains linking Gemünden with Würzburg and Aschaffenburg. Gemünden lies on Bundesstraße 26 . Hermann I. von Lobdeburg Look for Hermann I. von Lobdeburg on one of Misplaced Pages's sister projects : [REDACTED] Wiktionary (dictionary) [REDACTED] Wikibooks (textbooks) [REDACTED] Wikiquote (quotations) [REDACTED] Wikisource (library) [REDACTED] Wikiversity (learning resources) [REDACTED] Commons (media) [REDACTED] Wikivoyage (travel guide) [REDACTED] Wikinews (news source) [REDACTED] Wikidata (linked database) [REDACTED] Wikispecies (species directory) Misplaced Pages does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Hermann I. von Lobdeburg in Misplaced Pages to check for alternative titles or spellings. You need to log in or create an account and be autoconfirmed to create new articles. Alternatively, you can use

120-669: The 18th century. The Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg was eventually annexed by Bavaria in 1802. Gemünden became a Bavarian district seat ( Kreisstadt ); a railway link followed in 1854, Ludwig's Western Railway , nowadays the Main–Spessart railway . Gemünden became a railway hub. In 1872 came the opening of the Flieden–Gemünden line , in 1879 the Gemünden–Schweinfurt line and in 1884 the Gemünden – Hammelburg line. During

140-780: The Counts of Rieneck. Farther up the hill are found the ruins of the Slorburg, another castle. The Elias Hügel Column from 1740 was built based on the design of the mostly destroyed original in Kaisersteinbruch . The master mason was Friedrich Opferkuh and the sculptor was Ferenc Gyurcsek. It also stands as a token of good collaboration between the Gemünden am Main Historical Society and the Kaisersteinbruch Museum and Cultural Club. A plaque recalls

160-926: The Main. The Main river changes its direction at Gemünden, from northwest to west, marking the transition from the Maindreieck ("Main Triangle") to the Mainviereck ("Main quadrangle") near Lohr am Main . Gemünden lies on the Birkenhainer Strasse , an ancient trade road from Lower Franconia to today's Frankfurt Rhine Main Region . Gemünden's Stadtteile are Adelsberg , Aschenroth, Harrbach, Hofstetten, Hohenroth, Kleinwernfeld, Langenprozelten , Neutzenbrunn, Reichenbuch, Schaippach, Schönau, Seifriedsburg, Wernfeld and Massenbuch. The local Schönau monastery ( Kloster Schönau  [ de ] )

180-716: The Rienecks to control the shipping on the Main and the eastern terminus of the Birkenhainer Strasse , an important trade route in the Middle Ages. The first reference to Gemünden as an oppidum (town) was in a document from 1319. In 1377, Würzburg took control of the whole town but in 1405 the Hochstift Würzburg sold the town to the Counts of Rieneck, reserving a right to buy it back. In 1466, Rudolf von Scherenberg made use of this and returned

200-692: The agreement, two thirds of the castle and half of the settlement were subject to the Hochstift (or secular authority) of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg. This followed attempts by the Counts of Rieneck to expand their territory to the south. At that point, Gemünden had already been awarded the status of town by the Rieneck counts. The castle above the town, the Scherenburg , had been built by

220-585: The end of the Second World War. In the final days of the war, in April 1945, the railway junction was the subject of fierce fighting which lasted for six days. Post-war, the railway was rebuilt and Gemünden once again became an important junction. In 1964, Deutsche Bundesbahn employed 1,200 people in Gemünden. In 1972, the Gemünden am Main district was abolished. With the amalgamation of nine municipalities with 14 Ortsteile between 1971 and 1978,

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240-731: The municipal territory increased sevenfold. Film-Photo-Ton (“Film-Photo-Sound”) Museum in the Huttenschloss in Gemünden There are the Scherenburgfestspiele (festival) in July and August in the inner courtyard at the Scherenburg ruins. This is run by Festspielverein der Stadt Gemünden e.V. . Heimatfest is a local festival held every year on the fairgrounds on the opposite side of the Franconian Saale from

260-465: The old synagogue that was heavily damaged on Kristallnacht (9 November 1938) and torn down in 1945. A memorial to those Soviet prisoners who lost their lives during forced labour, can be found in the direction of Rieneck . There is also a war cemetery, inaugurated in 1957. At the far south of the municipal territory is the Ruine Schönrain , the ruins of a former priory and castle. Beneath

280-558: The ruins, the Schönraintunnel  [ de ] railway tunnel enters the hill. The town's arms might be described thus: Azure a castle argent with wall embattled flanked by towers, rising behind the wall a greater tower, itself with two flanking turrets braced underneath against the tower, in the wall a gate Or, the leaves open showing a portcullis raised of the same, the opening sable, all tower and turret roofs and tops of merlons gules, all roofs conical, and on top of each

300-426: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gemünden&oldid=1258133554 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

320-630: The time of the National Socialist régime, the Jewish community's synagogue was destroyed on Kristallnacht (9 November 1938) by SA men . During the Second World War , many Soviet prisoners of war had to perform forced labour in operations that were important to the war effort. Owing to the town's strategically important location as a railway hub, two thirds of it was destroyed by Allied bombing raids and fighting towards

340-534: The town to Würzburg. Under Scherenberg's rule, Gemünden experienced a period of prosperity. The castle was named after him. Besides fishing, winegrowing also was an important source of income. During the German Peasants' War and the Thirty Years' War the town was spared from significant damage. The town hall was built between 1585 and 1596. The castle became disused and started to fall into ruin in

360-573: The town's pedestrian precinct . It is always held during the summer months (usually either in June or July). It is very much a scaled-down version of the Oktoberfest (held at the end of September every year in Munich ) with a beer tent, rides, and games. It is always one week in length (from Saturday to the following Sunday) concluding in a fireworks display from the Scherenburg castle ruins. Gemünden

380-462: Was founded in 1189 by Philipp von Thüngen. A Conventual Franciscan monastery since 1699, the monks' main job was to take care of the monastery and pilgrimage church. The town, which likely had grown out of an early fishing village at the confluence of the three rivers, had its first documentary mention in 1243 in an agreement between Prince-Bishop of Würzburg Hermann I of Lobdeburg  [ de ] and Countess Adelheid of Rieneck. According to

400-422: Was well known as the venue for the heavy metal festival "Up From The Ground". However, the festival was last held in 2007, and owing to a number of factors, including fears for safety and poor service access at the venue, the promoters have no plans to continue the festival in Gemünden. Over Gemünden's town centre rise the ruins of Scherenburg , a castle also known as Schloss Scherenberg , which once belonged to

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