Frankenwinheim
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Frankenwinheim | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint John the Baptist | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Frankenwinheim
within Schweinfurt district  | |
 Location of Frankenwinheim | |
  Frankenwinheim  Frankenwinheim | |
| Coordinates: 49°53′15″N 10°18′52″E / 49.88750°N 10.31444°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Lower Franconia |
| District | Schweinfurt |
| Municipal assoc. | Gerolzhofen |
| Founded | 779 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Herbert Fröhlich[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.7 km2 (5.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 979 |
| • Density | 66.6/km2 (172/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97447 |
| Dialling codes | 09382 |
| Vehicle registration | SW |
| Website | www.frankenwinheim.de |
Frankenwinheim is a village in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany and part of Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Gerolzhofen.
Frankenwinheim is in the Main Rhön region, circa 20 kilometers south of Schweinfurt. Frankenheim is divided into Frankenwinheim and Brünnstadt
History
Frankenwinheim was first mentioned in the year 779 A.D. and is thus already over 1240 years old. Formerly the village was part of the principality of Wiesentheid, that was owned by the counts of Schönborn. In 1806, it was mediatised by Bavaria, and in 1810 it passed on to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg (owned by Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany), with which it finally fell back to Bavaria in 1814.
Population
In the area of the municipality 1970 973, 1987 then 890 and in the year 2005 1016 inhabitants were counted.
