Thüngen

Geschichte

Thüngen is a market community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia or a Ding (Modern High German) was the name for Volksversammlungen (roughly, “folkmoots”) and assizes held under old Germanic law. Thüngen’s origins therefore point to a place where such gatherings were held. This explanation for the community’s name’s origin is disputed, however, with alternate explanations positing a Celtic or Roman source for older forms of the name such as Thungidi or Tungede.