Randersacker is a municipality in the district Lower Franconia

Lower Franconia

Lower Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria , Germany ....

 part of Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

. With its long tradition in wine making, Randersacker belongs to the most well-known wine places of Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Geography

Randersacker is located between Ochsenfurt

Ochsenfurt

Ochsenfurt is a town in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the River Main, here crossed by a stone bridge, 13 miles south from Würzburg by the railway to Munich, and at the junction of a line to Röttingen. Pop. 11,600...

 in the south and Würzburg

Würzburg

Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....

 in the north. This part of the Main is called Maindreieck. This term refers to the course of the river, it looks similar to a triangle.

There are two subdistricts: Lindelbach and the mainpart Randersacker.

Geology

The ground of Randersacker consists of shellbearing limestone. To the middle of the 20th century the region was a centre of the quarry industry. There are still residues on top of some hills. An important historic monument is the museum-quarry near Lindelbach with a well conservated crane.

History

The first written mention of a settlement on the location of Randersacker was in 779. It was the Würzburger Markbeschreibung (report of Würzburg area). It reports that there were some vineyards on this ground.


The first mention of Randersacker was in 1123.

Economie

The most important industries in Randersacker are Viticulture

Viticulture

Viticulture is the science, production and study of grapes which deals with the series of events that occur in the vineyard. When the grapes are used for winemaking, it is also known as viniculture...

 and Tourism

Tourism

Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...

. There are about 17 winemakers and several restaurants and hotels.

Traffic

The wellknown Autobahn A3 passes Randersacker 2 kilometres south of the village centre. Also the river Main is a transport route of national importance.

Main Sights

This Balthasar Neumann Pavilion is a pavilion designed and built by the famous architect Johann Neumann about 1750. It is the smallest building of Balthasar Neumann and is entirely conservated. Today the pavilion serves for representation purposes e.g. weddings.

The Church Sankt Stephanus is one of the most beautiful romanesque churches in Franconia

Franconia

Franconia is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a small part of southern Thuringia, and a region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Tauberfranken...

. The steeple is about 30 metres high and was built in 13th and 14th century.

The Zehnthof is an old manor in Randersacker.