Röttingen | |
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 Franconianfachwerkhaus in Röttingen | |
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| Coordinates:49°30′N9°58′E / 49.500°N 9.967°E /49.500; 9.967 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Würzburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Röttingen |
| Subdivisions | 3 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–26) | Hermann Gabel[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.21 km2 (10.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 243 m (797 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,673 |
| • Density | 61.48/km2 (159.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 97285 |
| Dialling codes | 09338 |
| Vehicle registration | WÜ |
| Website | www.roettingen.de |
Röttingen (German pronunciation:[ˈʁœtɪŋən]ⓘ) is a town in thedistrict of Würzburg, inBavaria,Germany. It is situated 30 kilometres (19 mi) south ofWürzburg, and 15 kilometres (9 mi) east ofBad Mergentheim.
The valley of Tauber is one of the driest areas in Bavaria and belongs to the continental, dry and warm type of climate with very little of rain. There are more than 30 days every year when the temperature is above 25 °C (77 °F) and fewer than 10 days every year where the temperature is below 0 °C (32 °F).
The town is divided into the sections of Aufstetten, Röttingen, and Strüth.
The Alemannic tribe of the "Ruoter" (Ruotingen = Röttingen) probably settled first on this place in the late 5th century. The oldest documents in the town date back to 1103, and the town privilege was given in 1275.
In 1298 the town was the scene of theRintfleisch massacres, when a certain "Lord Rintfleisch", accusing the town's Jews of having obtained and desecrated a consecratedhost, gathered a mob around him andburned the Jews of Röttingen on April 20, 1298.
Röttingen belonged then to the area ofHohenlohe and later changed to theHochstift of theBishop of Würzburg. From the 14th century on it was the residence of a local authority of the bishop.
TheGerman Peasants' War in 1525 abruptly stopped economic development. The long reign of BishopJulius Echter von Mespelbrunn over the town brought back the prosperity of the community mainly based on the production and trade of wine.
During theThirty Years' War (1618–1648), Röttingen experienced a lot of turmoil since the army of KingGustavus Adolphus of Sweden was fighting in theTauber valley. The wars in the 16th and 17th centuries destroyed all the economic prosperity of the town and their inhabitants.
WhenNapoleon and his forces arrived in the town, he brought the Franconian "Kleinstaaterei" to an abrupt end. In the following years, all clerical property wasdissolved and Röttingen joined the Bavarian region ofUntermainkreis.
The royal Bavarian administration in 1837 dividedFranconia into Upper, Middle, and Lower Franconia as it exists nowadays.
In 1970, there were 1,988 inhabitants in Röttingen. In 1987, this figure decreased to 1,733, and in 2000 there was a slight increase to 1,789 people. As of December 2006, there are 1,663 people living in the town.
95% of the town isRoman Catholic. Another 3% of the town isEvangelical. Other religions and denominations constitute 2% of the population.
The mayor of Röttingen is Hermann Gabel, elected in March 2020.[1]
Röttingen is the seat of aVerwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association) with the following member municipalities:Bieberehren,Riedenheim, Röttingen,Tauberrettersheim.
The municipality maintains a partnership withBad Mitterndorf, Styria, Austria.
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Röttingen is a wine-producing community in the Tauber Valley. Vineyards covering about 30 hectares (74 acres) produce grapes made into Frankonian wine on the "Röttinger Feuerstein": 70% is Müller-Thurgau, 20% Silvaner; 10% is Riesling, Traminer, Kerner, Scheurebe, Bacchus, Schwarzriesling etc. A local speciality is the "Tauberschwarz". This traditional variety of grape is cultivated only in the area of the Tauber Valley.
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