Gössenheim

Gössenheim is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Gemünden am Main.GeographyLocationGössenheim lies on the river Wern in the Würzburg Region.Constituent communitiesGössenheim’s Ortsteile are Gössenheim and Sachsenheim.HistoryAlready by the early 7th century, the Main-Wern area was under the Merovingian Empire’s yoke and Frankish settlers had established themselves here in great numbers. Thus arose in the Wern valley a mixed population of Alamannic, Thuringian, Warnian and Frankish.Historically, Gössenheim had its first documentary mention in 788. On 18 January that year, Count Manto and his brother Megingoz donated their holdings in Veringewe (Werngau), Heselere (Heßlar), Tüngide (Thüngen), Binzufeld (Binsfeld), Haholtesheim (Halsheim), Steti (Stetten), Büthult (Büchold) and Gysenheim (Gössenheim) to the Fulda Abbey. Already by Charlemagne’s time Gössenheim must have been a kingly estate and not at all an unimportant place.The Homburg (actually “Hohenberg” – High Mountain – a castle) was built in the early 1170s by the Lords of Hohenberg, who were Würzburg ministeriales. Through inheritance it passed to the Bickenbach family in 1381. In 1469, the community along with the Homburg and the surrounding places was sold to the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg.