Sulzbach am Main

Geschichte

Sulzbach am Main is a market municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.GeographyLocationSulzbach lies on the rivers Main and Sulzbach, roughly 7 km south of Aschaffenburg on the western edge of the Spessart (range). The hill Pfaffenberg with its radio transmitter is partially located within the municipal territory.SubdivisionsSulzbach's Ortsteile are Sulzbach, (formerly also called Bad Sodenthal) and.Neighbouring communitiesSulzbach is bordered by : Aschaffenburg, Bessenbach, Hohe Wart, Leidersbach, Kleinwallstadt, Großwallstadt and Niedernberg.HistoryFindings from the Neolithic show that the Sulzbach valley was settled as early as 3500 BC. A circular rampart (Altenburg) on the Schlossberg (hill) between Sulzbach-Soden and Ebersbach (part of neighbouring Leidersbach) was in use in the late Hallstatt period (see Attractions).