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52-1171: Klingenberg may refer to: Places [ edit ] Klingenberg am Main , a town in Bavaria, Germany Klingenberg, Saxony , a municipality in Saxony, Germany Klingenberg (Elverum) , a village in Elverum , Norway the German name for Zvíkov Castle , Czech Republic People [ edit ] Alf Klingenberg (1867–1944), Norwegian pianist Fritz Klingenberg (1912–1945), German Waffen-SS officer Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg (1817–1882), Norwegian military officer and engineer Meghan Klingenberg (born 1988), American soccer/association-football player Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg (1871–1944), Mayor of Trondheim, Norway 1911–1916 Olaf Sverressøn Klingenberg (1886–1968), Norwegian politician Sverre Sverressøn Klingenberg (1882–1958), Norwegian engineer and politician Wilhelm Klingenberg (1924–2010), German mathematician Topics referred to by

104-536: A Mainz toll station built on the river bank in the 13th century, protected by the Mildenburg (castle). The castle itself dates from the 12th century. In 1237, the village was awarded the status of town. It profited from the Stapelrecht which forced passing merchants to store their wares locally and offer them for sale for some days. This boosted construction of inns and warehouses. For protection, walls from

156-506: A dividend from the town's earnings. Furthermore, among other things, a lookout tower, a bridge across the Main, a school, a new town hall and many elegant middle-class houses ( Bürgerhäuser ), such as those on Wilhelmstraße and Ludwigstraße, were built. Klingenberg was one of the first municipalities in the region to get an underground electrical supply network with its own power station in 1897. The population figure rose sharply. In 1945, late in

208-492: A fire in 1975 started by a lightning strike. Bundesstraße 469  [ de ] , a four-lane highway running through Klingenberg, affords the town a link with Aschaffenburg and the Autobahnen A ;3 ( Frankfurt - Würzburg ), A 45 ( Dortmund - Aschaffenburg ) and A 66 ( Hanau - Fulda ). The section running in the opposite direction to Miltenberg , however, has only two lanes (2008), although

260-768: A lookout tower was built in mediaeval style, which today is visited by many hikers and tourists. The town of Klingenberg has a Catholic majority. The three parishes of Saint Pancra's in Klingenberg, the Assumption of Mary in Röllfeld and Mary Magdalene in Trennfurt belong to the deaconry of Obernburg within the Diocese of Würzburg. The oldest of the three churches is the Kirche St. Pankratius (Saint Pancras's) in

312-420: A sign-posted long-distance hiking trail. The council is made up of 20 council members, not counting the mayor, with seats apportioned thus: (as at municipal election held on 15 March 2020) The mayor is Ralf Reichwein (CSU). He was re-elected on 15 March 2020 (60,3 % of the votes). Saint-Laurent-d'Arce is a fellow winegrowing centre, near Bordeaux . The town's arms might be described thus: Argent

364-540: A stipend before World War I. The town lies on the Route der Industriekultur Rhein-Main ("Rhine-Main Route of Industrial Culture"), a designated holiday route . Winegrowing here dates back at least to the 13th century. Klingenberg has at its disposal roughly 30 ha of winegrowing lands under commercial cultivation, whose ancient terraces make up part of the town's appearance. All together there are three vineyards,

416-661: A three-lane expansion of the heavily travelled road has been considered. Klingenberg features a railway station in the Stadtteil of Trennfurt. It is served by the Main Valley Railway (Aschaffenburg-Miltenberg-Wertheim). Miltenberg Miltenberg ( German: [ˈmɪltn̩ˌbɛʁk] ) is a town in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia ( Unterfranken ) in Bavaria , Germany . It

468-544: A wheel of six spokes in argent, second and third squares are argent with the letter M in gules. Miltenberg belonged from its founding in the 13th century until the Old Empire’s downfall in 1803 to Electoral Mainz which is the origin of the Wheel of Mainz . The M first appeared in a seal from the early 16th century that also included Saint Martin , as had earlier seals. The current arms are based on those that were once seen on

520-531: A wheel spoked of six gules, in base a mount of three vert. Klingenberg's coat of arms comes from the 16th century and shows the Wheel of Mainz . The “mount of three” (or Dreiberg , as this device is called in German heraldry ) stands for the Schlossberg and Hohberg mountains. The arms have been borne since the 16th century. Above Klingenberg's old town and the vineyards stands the mediaeval Clingenburg. The Electoral Mainz bailiffs ( Amtmänner ) resided at

572-418: Is an important sector. Klingenberg clay, which among other things is used in the pencil industry as a graphite additive, is still quarried today as it has been for hundreds of years (first documentary mention in 1567), albeit not in such great quantities as in the past. Since 1860, the clay pit has been owned by the municipality. It generated significant profits that even enabled the town to pay its citizens

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624-511: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Klingenberg am Main The town lies right on the boundary with the state of Hesse on the Lower Main and is made up of the old town of Klingenberg and the two villages of Trennfurt  [ de ] and Röllfeld  [ de ] that were amalgamated with the town in 1976. Lying on

676-544: Is grown (mainly Pinot noir and Blauer Portugieser ). Klingenberg lies 12 km away from the district seat of Miltenberg , 28 km from the greater centre of Aschaffenburg and 67 km from Frankfurt , and is – like the whole Bavarian Lower Main ( Bayerischer Untermain ) – part of the Rhein-Main-Gebiet ( Frankfurt Rhine Main Region ). Klingenberg borders in the north on the towns of Erlenbach (on

728-525: Is made up of 20 council members with seats apportioned thus: (as of the municipal election held in March 2020) Miltenberg currently has two twin towns : In 1960, the sponsorship for the Sudeten Germans driven out of the town of Duchcov was undertaken, which eventually resulted in the town-twinning. The town’s arms might be described thus: Quartered, first and fourth squares are gules with

780-635: Is mostly (ca. 75%) red wine that is grown, with Pinot noir and Blauer Portugieser as the dominant varieties. Among white wine, Müller-Thurgau is the most common variety. Since 1950, a wine festival, the Klingenberger Winzerfest , has been held each year in August. It is one of the biggest such festivals in the region. Klingenberg lies on the Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg ("Franconian Red Wine Hiking Trail"),

832-751: Is the seat of the like-named district and has a population of over 9,000. The old town lies on the Main ’s left bank on the "left knee" of the Mainviereck ("Main Square") between the Spessart and Odenwald ranges. Since the Main riverbed in the Miltenberg area is relatively near the foot of the Odenwald, only a narrow strip of usable land is left, little over 150 meters in width, which in past centuries

884-571: The Altstadtkastell or in a nearby separate fort. The cohort castrum likely was continuously occupied until about 260, when the Romans abandoned this part of their border after heavy raids by Germanic tribes. The castrum was destroyed by the Alemanni . The Limes itself met the Main near the eastern castrum, Miltenberg-Ost which housed a Numerus , a smaller military unit. The exact line

936-562: The Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1810, the town finally became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1816. In 1912 and 1951, Miltenberg acquired lands on the Main’s right bank to expand the town. In 2006, the town made national headlines when parish priest Ulrich Boom rang the bells for 20 minutes during a rally of the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany , thereby disrupting

988-557: The Grubinger Kirchhof (churchyard) on the road to Großheubach, likely going back to Alamannic times, are the oldest witnesses to Klingenberg's history. In the 2nd century, the Romans built the border fortifications of the Limes Germanicus through Germany, which ran along the Trennfurt side of the Main. The limes was strengthened with a fort in Trennfurt . In 1100, a nobleman named Heinrich named himself after

1040-510: The Main ’s right bank at the foot of the Spessart (range) are Klingenberg and Röllfeld, whereas Trennfurt is over on the left bank at the foot of the Odenwald (range). There are two vineyards above the main town of Klingenberg with their terrace-shaped slopes: the Hohberg (towards Erlenbach) and the Schlossberg (towards Großheubach), where, among others, the well known Klingenberg red wine

1092-657: The Schlossberg (25 ha) and the Erlenbacher Hohberg (2 ha) on the same side of the Main as Klingenberg, and the Einsiedel (2 ha) in the outlying centre of Trennfurt. In the three Stadtteile there are all together 13 winemakers, among which is the municipal wine estate. Almost throughout the year there are traditional Häckerwirtschaften at which several winemakers regularly take it in turns to serve their wares. In Klingenberg vineyards, it

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1144-493: The Second World War , there was fighting in Klingenberg between German troops and advancing Americans . The Germans eventually withdrew, but not before blowing up the Main bridge between Klingenberg and Trennfurt, which was rebuilt only in 1950. The town's historic buildings were hardly affected by the fighting. In 1976, Klingenberg earned worldwide notice for the case of a young woman named Anneliese Michel , whom

1196-528: The Spitalkirche was constructed (demolished 1846). Its strategic position on the bend of the navigable river and on the important trade route Nuremberg-Frankfurt made Miltenberg a politically influential member of the nine town league ( Neun-Städte-Bund ) of Mainz. This state of affairs lasted until the German Peasants' War in 1525, when the local representative, Friedrich Weygand, sided with

1248-641: The Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes which replaced the Odenwald-Neckar-Limes. From Miltenberg on northwards, the river Main became the border. East of Miltenberg a fortified palisade stretched to the south and east towards Walldürn and on to Lorch . Two castra were established: the Altstadtkastell between Miltenberg and Kleinheubach (2.7 hectares) to the north and the Kastell Miltenberg-Ost in

1300-480: The terminus station right near the town ( Miltenberg Hauptbahnhof  [ de ] ) and replaced it with Bahnhof Miltenberg  [ de ] , a through station on the other side of the river. Miltenberg is linked to the urban agglomerations in Hesse, where many inhabitants work. In 2008, the town bypass , which had been discussed and planned for more than 25 years was completed. The construction costs,

1352-656: The 16th century, in particular the Altes Rathaus (old town hall) from 1561 (today a tourist information centre). Also in the old town stands the Stadtschloss ("town palace"), a Renaissance building from 1560 wherein lived the Mainz bailiffs of the Kottwitz von Aulenbach family and, beginning in 1693, the von Mairhofen family. The old town was once ringed by a town wall with three towers, most of which fell victim to

1404-479: The 1814/15 Congress of Vienna , Klingenberg, along with the whole Aschaffenburg-Miltenberg region and the Grand Duchy of Würzburg (the successor state to the old Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg) passed to the Kingdom of Bavaria . In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the clay mine (first mentioned in 1567) brought the town great wealth. The citizens were therefore exempt from taxes in the late 19th century and indeed were paid Bürgergeld (literally "citizens' money"),

1456-557: The Church believed to be possessed by demons . After an exorcism lasting several months, she died. In the framework of municipal reform, Klingenberg was united in 1976 with Trennfurt and Röllfeld to form the new greater town of Klingenberg. Big firms in Klingenberg are the WIKA manometer factory, the ceramic manufacturer Klingenberg Dekoramik in Trennfurt and the lacquer manufacturer Hemmelrath in Röllfeld. Besides industry, tourism

1508-508: The Medieval center of Miltenberg, was built on the remains of the earlier Romanesque parish church of Vachhausen. Already by the early Middle Ages, the area's red buntsandstein was highly sought-after, with products such as grindstones and columns being hewn in the surrounding woods. The so-called Heunensäulen  [ de ] were made near Miltenberg. They are special bunter columns likely intended for Mainz Cathedral when it

1560-575: The castle until the mid-16th century. Thereafter, the castle fell into disrepair; the ruins were acquired by the town in 1871. In the 20th century it was opened up to tourism with a restaurant and a lookout platform affording visitors a view over the old town and the Main valley. Since 1994, the Clingenburg-Festspiele have been taking place, drawing many visitors each year with changing plays and musicals. Klingenberg also features an historic old town with many timber-frame buildings from

1612-669: The castle were extended around the town. This oldest part of the town was just 100 meters east to west, extending west from today's Schnatterloch . The first expansion of the settlement stretched east to the Mittelturm and west to the Schwertfegerturm (both later demolished). By the 14th century, the town had expanded to the limits which roughly endured until the 19th century: from Würzburger Tor (east) to Spitzenturm / Mainzer Tor (west). During its financial heyday, Miltenberg also saw considerable construction activity: of

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1664-481: The castrum were used in early Medieval fortifications nearby. In the 10th to 12th century a town wall was added to this castle-like structure, largely following the foundations of the castrum. A flooded moat surrounded the wall. A Romanesque church was built inside the walled area. This settlement likely was the civitas Walehusen , owned by the Count Palatinate in his role as Vogt of Lorsch Abbey . This

1716-410: The direction of Bürgstadt (0.6 hectares). The former, which was likely built some years in advance of the overall change in the borderline, housed a cohort, the southernmost military presence on the Main. In 190/1, this was the cohort I Sequanorum et Rauricorum equitata (a mixed infantry and cavalry unit of 480 men). In addition, a scout unit ( exploratores Triputienses ) was based in the area, either in

1768-419: The event. Ulrich Boom later became Auxiliary Bishop . The following villages were amalgamated into Miltenberg: Tourism is very important for the economy of Miltenberg. Visitors are mainly day trippers from the urban agglomerations in Hesse ( Hanau , Offenbach am Main , Darmstadt , Frankfurt ), but bunter sandstone , some small and medium enterprises and crafts and trade are also important. The council

1820-497: The lower Main region, but it was only under the Franks (after 500 AD) that the population density again rose noticeably. Their settlements often did not simply grow out of the formerly Roman cores but included separate newly established sites. Early Medieval settlers concentrated on the area south of the former Altstadtkastell , northwest of the current town. A Carolingean church was likely built there (9th century) and stones from

1872-512: The main town of Klingenberg, which stands prominently above the old town. The Gothic quire and the sacristy come from the 15th century. The churchtower and the nave were built in 1617. Its current layout and the Gothic Revival appointments the church was given in the late 19th century. Both the churches in Röllfeld and Trennfurt come from Baroque times (17th to 18th century). The one in Trennfurt underwent some new building work after

1924-606: The many secular and non-Christian Gothic structures today only the winery, a warehouse and the former synagogue remain. Gothic churches included the Stadtkirche (St Jakobus) but it mostly lost its original exterior character when it was rebuilt in the 1830s. The nearby Wallfahrtskapelle Maria ad gradus (built circa 1400) was demolished in 1825. Close to the Spital zum heiligen Petrus , a hospital dedicated to St. Peter and founded circa 1310 by Peter of Aspelt , Archbishop of Mainz,

1976-534: The now vanished Schindtor, a town gate. Miltenberg lies on the Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg ("Franconian Red Wine Hiking Trail"), which was established in 1990, and leads from Großwallstadt through Miltenberg to Bürgstadt . A new concept was introduced with the Route der Industriekultur Rhein-Main (“Rhine-Main Industrial Culture Route”), which covers the 160 km between Miltenberg and Bingen . Industrial buildings in this area provide

2028-695: The old Clingenburg (castle). He belonged to the noble family of Reginbodo. The Staufen -era Clingenburg  [ de ] was built around 1170 by Conradus Colbo, who was cup-bearer to Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa . About 1250, the Bickenbach noble family moved into the castle; the Bickenbachs later held many influential offices in the Holy Roman Empire and many a time turned up in Imperial politics as brokers. In Bickenbach times,

2080-588: The old town today date from the 15th to 18th centuries. The inn Zum Riesen , originally a Gothic house from circa 1400 was replaced in 1590 by the current building. Until 1803, Miltenberg belonged to Electoral Mainz . After securalization and the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss , Miltenberg passed to the Principality of Leiningen , with which it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1806. After having become part of

2132-638: The peasants and was executed. He had also favoured the Reformation and after 1522, when Miltenberg finally became independent of the Bürgstadt parish, had helped Johann Draconites  [ de ] , a supporter of Martin Luther , to head the new parish. From 1667 the Franziskanerkirche was built by de:Antonio Petrini . Most of the half-timbered houses dominating the appearance of

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2184-714: The right bank. In pre-Roman times, circular ramparts were built on the Greinberg above Miltenberg and on the Bürgstadter Berg (also known as Wannenberg) northeast of Bürgstadt . These were in use as early as the Neolithic ( Michelsberg culture ) but mostly date from the late Bronze Age ( Urnfield culture ). In the 150s, the Roman Empire pushed outwards its fortified border in Germania , establishing

2236-568: The same side of the Main as Klingenberg) and Wörth (on the Trennfurt side), in the east on the Spessart communities of Mönchberg and Röllbach , in the south on the market community of Großheubach (on the same side of the Main as Klingenberg) and the community of Laudenbach (on the Trennfurt side) and in the west on the Hessian Odenwald community of Lützelbach . A Roman worship stone, an early mediaeval circular rampart and

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2340-617: The town of Klingenberg beneath the castle had its first documentary mention, namely in 1276. After the Bickenbachs died out in 1500, the town, castle and lordly domain passed to the Archbishop of Mainz . In 1552, Klingenberg's old town, like many other towns, was almost completely destroyed by the Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach in the Second Margrave War . In the years that followed there

2392-474: The town's development at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, the parts of the wall between the castle and the old town and at the Stadtschloss are preserved. Also still standing is the southernmost of the three towers, the Brunntorturm (13th and 16th century) with a characteristic onion dome. The church was built ca. 1467, replacing an older chapel. In 1903, in the forest on the Hohberg (hill),

2444-609: The visitors with the opportunity to learn about the industrial heritage in a regional context 700 buildings have already been scientifically catalogued, including Miltenberg’s old railway station. Miltenberg lies on the railway line from Aschaffenburg to Wertheim ( Main Valley Railway ). Moreover, the Madonnenlandbahn  [ de ] branches off here towards Seckach . There are hourly connections to Aschaffenburg by day. In 1977, Deutsche Bundesbahn closed

2496-459: The wall followed for the first few kilometers near the Main is not known. This smaller fort was likely built in the 2nd century, probably soon after 150. It was in use at most until the middle of the 3rd century. During their presence, the Romans also built at least two sanctuaries dedicated to Mercury on the Greinberg. After the withdrawal of the Romans from the area, the regional population declined. Burgundians and Alemanni moved through

2548-491: Was built around the year 1000. The master builder, however, apparently decided that they were not needed, so they never became part of the cathedral. One of the monoliths now stands in Mainz’ cathedral square, a gift to the city on the occasion of the cathedral's 1,000th anniversary in 1975. Other columns are at Munich ( Bayerisches Nationalmuseum ) and Nuremberg ( Germanisches Nationalmuseum ) . Miltenberg/Miltinburc grew around

2600-574: Was destroyed in 1247 by troops of the Archbishop of Mainz , Siegfried III . At this point, the population of Walehausen/Wallhausen was likely moved to the village Miltinburc, previously founded by Mainz during the first quarter of the 13th century and mentioned first in 1226. Another village, Vachhausen, in between Miltinburc and Wallhausen, was abandoned in the Middle Ages, but the Gothic Laurentiuskapelle , located far from

2652-470: Was reconstruction. Clingenburg castle was destroyed by the French in the late 17th century and never rebuilt. It remained a ruin. After the dissolution of the Archbishopric of Mainz in the course of the 1803 Reichsdeputationshauptschluss , Klingenberg at first belonged to Prince Primate von Dalberg's newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg , which was swallowed in 1810 by the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt along with its capital, Aschaffenburg. After

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2704-433: Was time and again flooded by the Main. The historic centre, which stands on this land, often sustained considerable damage in these floods. Only in the 21st century efficient flood control measures, most of all a wall, have significantly reduced the adverse effects of these floods. Since about the beginning of the 20th century, after buying land from the neighbouring community of Großheubach , Miltenberg has been expanding on

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