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The Main River Loop
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Destinations
Destinations
all around the Main River Loop
Click on the name of one of the locations for more detailed information.
"Maria im Weingarten"
Time travel
The very first parish church in the Main River loop was initially documented in 1158. A semi-monastic community of women (Beguines) settled here in 1330, and was disbanded in 1422. The construction of today's late-Gothic church was completed in the 15th century. A "Brotherhood of the Rosary" was founded in 1642. The interior of the church was last refurbished in 2002.
Tour options
March and Nov.:
Friday to Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
April - Oct.:
Monday to Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Bookings:
Tourist Information Volkacher Mainschleife, Marktplatz 1, 97332 Volkach, Phone: +49 (0)9381-401 12. An entrance fee is charged for visiting the church!
Recommended reading
"Madonnenraub auf dem Kirchberg bei Volkach im Jahr 1962"
Vogelsburg Castle
Facts & figures
- Important prehistoric Franconian defensive military construction
- Carolingian royal court, presented to the Fulda Monastery in 906
- 1282 Carmelite Monastery, burial ground for the Earls of Castell
- 1525 destroyed during the Peasants' War
- Secularisation in 1803
- Property of the Augustinian Sisterhood between 1957 and 2010, who operated the estate as a meeting centre and a place of hospitality.
- Vogelsburg Castle changed hands in 2011, with the Juliusspital Foundation (Würzburg) taking over the upkeep.
- Only some parts of the church remain of the original estate.
- Interior of the church from 1957
Tour options
Free guided tour every first Sunday of the month between May and October at 2 pm.
Wine-growing
"Vogelsburger Pforte" (2 ha)
Hallburg
Facts & figures
- Once owned by the Earls of Castell
- The estate was annexed by the Archdiocese of Würzburg in 1230
- In 1356, it was pledged to the Zollners
- The Earls of Stadion took ownership of the estate between 1665 and 1801
- Currently owned by the Earls of Schönborn since 1806
Destinations
Very little remains of the once great castle:
- The living quarters (16th century) with Knights Hall
- The keep (13th century)
- St. Pancras Chapel
Wine-growing
"Hallburger Schlossberg" (30 ha)
