Großheubach

Geschichte

Großheubach is a market community in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.GeographyLocationGroßheubach lies on the right bank of the Main. The community is located on the slopes of the Mittelgebirge Spessart. The highest point in the municipal area is the 439 m-high Ospisrain. Großheubach is located on the Fränkischer Rotwein Wanderweg ("Franconian Red Wine Hiking Trail"). Across the Main lie the hills of the Odenwald.SubdivisionsThe hamlets of Klotzenhof and Roßhof are part of the municipality Großheubach.HistoryEarlier names for Großheubach are Heidebah and Grotzenheidbach . Großheubach derives from the name of the stream Heubach which flows into the Main here. The area was settled by 1000 BC, as witnessed by urnfields and graves. Local wine growing is first mentioned in the 11th century AD. As of the late 12th century, the place was held by the Lords of Klingenberg. In 1291, the Teutonic Knights purchased the village and its surroundings. About 1300, the community’s first wooden chapel was built on the Rulesberg, now known as the Engelberg. From 1483, Großheubach belonged to the Archbishopric of Mainz.