Rothenfels
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Rothenfels from the northeast across the Main, Rothenfels Castle in the background | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Rothenfels within Main-Spessart district | |
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| Coordinates: 49°53′N 9°35′E / 49.883°N 9.583°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Main-Spessart |
| Municipal assoc. | Marktheidenfeld |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Michael Gram[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.07 km2 (4.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 154 m (505 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 947 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97851 |
| Dialling codes | 09393 |
| Vehicle registration | MSP |
| Website | www.rothenfels.de |
Rothenfels is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association) of Marktheidenfeld. With a population of just around 1,000 it is said to be Bavaria’s smallest town.
Geography
Location
Rothenfels is on the Main’s right edge between Lohr and Marktheidenfeld, 5 km north of Marktheidenfeld, and 33 km east of Aschaffenburg. Squeezed as it is between the river and a bluff, the town consists of little more than a main street. Since 2006, the Maindamm, previously part of the railway line Lohr-Wertheim has been used as a town bypass.
Neighbouring communities
From the north, clockwise: Neustadt am Main, Marktheidenfeld, Hafenlohr, Fürstlich Löwensteinscher Park (gemeindefreies Gebiet).
Subdivisions
Rothenfels has two Stadtteile, Rothenfels in the valley of the Main and Bergrothenfels on the hill, next to Rothenfels Castle (Burg Rothenfels).
Gallery
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Main street
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Church
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Rothenfels Castle
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
Other websites
- Town’s official webpage Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Rothenfels Castle (in German)