Wiesentheid

Wiesentheid is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany.HistoryIt was first mentioned in 918 as "Wisenheida". Mediatization in 1806 brought the former county of Schönborn into the Grand Duchy of Würzburg, along with which it became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1814. The Bavarian Municipal Edict of 17 May 1818 (Gemeindeedikt (de)) formed today's Wiesentheid.Main sightsCount's Castle WiesentheidKanzleistrasse – street with historic administrative buildingsSchlossparkanlage – castle garden catholic church St.Mauritius built by Balthasar Neumannhistoric vicaragehistoric town hallcrucifixion memorial built by Jacob van der Auverahistoric Mariensäule Sister city Rouillac, Charente, FrancePersonalitiesJohann Georg Fuchs von Dornheim, (1586-1633), prince-bishop of Bamberg, and fighters for the counter-reformation as well as ruthless sorcerers ("Hexenbrenner"). Carl Stumpf (1848-1936), philosopher, psychologist and musicologist