Bischbrunn

Bischbrunn is a community with around 1,800 inhabitants in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Marktheidenfeld.GeographyLocationBischbrunn lies in the Main-Spessart district, in the Würzburg Region. It is located in the Spessart range of hills. The Geiersberg, the highest elevation in the Spessart is located in the municipal territory.The community has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Bischbrunn, Bischbrunner Forst, Fürstlich Löwenstein'scher Park, Oberndorf.HistoryAs part of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, Bischbrunn passed with the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss in 1803 to the newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which it passed in 1814 to the Kingdom of Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the Gemeindeedikt ("Municipal Edict") of 1818.DemographicsWithin town limits, 1,855 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,723 in 1987 and in 2000 1,917.EconomyMunicipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €704,000, of which net business taxes amounted to €81,000.