Tauberbischofsheim is a
GermanGermany , 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...
town in the north-east of
Baden-WürttembergBaden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
on the river
TauberFor the singer, see Richard Tauber.For the mathematician, see Alfred Tauber.The Tauber is a river in Franconia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 122 km in length...
with a population of about 13,000. It is the capital of the
Main-TauberMain-Tauber-Kreis is a district in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Miltenberg, Main-Spessart, Würzburg, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim and Ansbach , and the districts of Schwäbisch Hall, Hohenlohe and Neckar-Odenwald.-History:The district was created in 1973 by...
district.
The town was first mentioned in a biography of Saint Lioba in
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. It bears its name ("bishop's place") due to its close relation to bishop
Saint BonifaceSaint Boniface , the Apostle of the Germans, born Winfrid, Wynfrith, or Wynfryth in the kingdom of Wessex, probably at Crediton , was a missionary who propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire during the 8th century. He is the patron saint of Germany and the first archbishop of Mainz...
. Boniface brought his relative
LiobaLeoba was an Anglo-Saxon nun who was part of Boniface's mission to the Germans, and a saint.- Early life :...
to the town around
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, where she became abbess of a
monasteryMonastery denotes the building, or complex of buildings, that houses a room reserved for prayer as well as the domestic quarters and workplace of monastics, whether monks or nuns, and whether living in community or alone .Monasteries may vary greatly in size – a small dwelling accommodating only...
. To distinguish the town from other towns named
BischofsheimBischofsheim may refer to the following towns:*Bischofsheim, Hesse, in Hesse, Germany*Maintal-Bischofsheim, a district of the city of Maintal in Hesse, Germany*Bischofsheim an der Rhön, in Bavaria, Germany*Bischoffsheim, in Bas-Rhin, France...
, the name of the river Tauber was added to the name later.
Some relics of the
medievalThe Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
city wallA defensive wall is a fortification used to protect a city or settlement from potential aggressors. In ancient to modern times, they were used to enclose settlements...
, particularly a tower called
Türmersturm can be viewed.
Tauberbischofsheim is famous for its fencers, who won several
OlympicThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
medals and world championships.
People from Tauberbischofsheim
- Emil Beck
Emil Beck was a German fencing coach who created a school of fencing sometimes referred to as the "German school" since Beck's influence on German fencing was profound. As a fencing coach, Beck was largely self taught....
, (1935 – 2006), national fencing team head coach of Germany during many Olympic gamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
and world championshipA world championship is the top achievement for any sport or contest. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best nation, team, individual in the world in a particular field. Certain sports do not have a world championship, instead...
s.
- Thomas Bach
Thomas Bach is a German fencer and, as of 2009, a vice-president and member of the executive board of the International Olympic Committee...
, now a member of the IOC