Hafenlohr

Geschichte

Hafenlohr is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Marktheidenfeld.GeographyLocationHafenlohr lies in the Würzburg Region, roughly 3 km from Marktheidenfeld. It is located on the confluence of the rivers Hafenlohr and Main.SubdivisionThe community has the following Gemarkungen : Hafenlohr, Windheim, Fürstlich Löwenstein'scher Park.HistoryHafenlohr was mentioned first in 1324 but its origins probably go back to around the year 1000. It was a centre of the pottery industry. The area was property of the Kloster Neustadt since the late 8th century. From the mid-12th century it belonged to the Counts of Rieneck until their male line died out in 1333 and the property reverted to the Hochstift of the Bishop of Würzburg.As part of the Oberamt of Rothenfels of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, Hafenlohr passed at Secularization to the Counts of Löwenstein-Wertheim. By mediatization in 1806 it passed to the Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which it passed in 1814 to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the Gemeindeedikt of 1818.