Thüngersheim

Thüngersheim is a community located in Germany. The community is situated on the River Main. It is a community in the district of Würzburg (Bavaria, Administrative region Lower Franconia). The village is molded by the surrounding vineyards, more than 2km2.Coat of armsThe coat of arms shows the local patron St. Michael. It was conferred on the village in 1581 by Julius Echter of Mespelbrunn, then Bishop of Würzburg.GeographyGeographic dataLocated in the rain shadow of Rhön and Spessart, the average annual rainfall is 550to. This makes the Main valley one of the driest regions of Germany.Neighbouring communitiesThüngersheim has common borders with Retzbach in the north, Retzstadt in the northeast, Güntersleben in the east, Veitshöchheim in the west and Zellingen and Erlabrunn (both separated from Thüngersheim by the river Main).History Formation of the village during the first phase of franconian settlement between 530 and 700 A.C. 1098: Thüngersheim is documented for the first time. 1154: The first vine is planted. 1614: Completion of the parish church St. Michael 1713: Georg Anton Urlaub is born in Thüngersheim. 1803: Thüngersheim belongs to the grand duchy of Ferdinand von Toskana (as part of the principality Würzburg). 1814: The grand duchy of Würzburg (to which Thüngersheim belongs) becomes part of Bavaria. 1870: A station and a railroad control center are build. Vine trade is shifted from the main to the railroad. 1930: Foundation of the vinegrowers co-operative by 55 local vinters. 1933: The barrage Erlabrunn is built. 1945: On March 16 the out-sourced municipal archive is destroyed during the bombing of Würzburg. 1966: The majority of the vinters agrees on the land consolidation, 2.2 square kilometres of vineyards. 1998: "900 years" celebration