Admin. region Unterfranken Elevation 249 m (817 ft) Area 36.42 km² Local time Thursday 1:03 PM Dialling code 09365 | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 7,663 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 97222 Administrative region Lower Franconia | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind SE at 6 km/h, 50% Humidity | ||
Rimpar is a market town in the district of Würzburg in the German state of Bavaria. It is located about 10 km (6 mi) north of the City of Würzburg. The municipality includes the villages of Gramschatz and Maidbronn, incorporated in 1978.
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Map of 97222 Rimpar, Germany
Rimpar was first mentioned in an 1126 deed. Hermann I von Lobdeburg, Bishop of Würzburg, established a Cistercian abbey at neighbouring Maidbronn in 1232. Sculptor Tilman Riemenschneider furnished the abbey Fons Virginis Sanctae Mariae monastery church, now Saint Afra with the Grieving for Christ sandstone altar in 1525, considered the last of his major works.
The von Grumbach noble family had Rimpar Castle built in 1347. In 1593 Konrad von Grumbach sold Rimpar to Prince-Bishop Julius Echter of Würzburg. With the Grand Duchy of Würzburg Rimpar fell to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1814.
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Transportation
Rimpar can be reached via the Bundesautobahn 7 at the Gramschatzer Wald junction. Bus service is provided to Würzburg on workdays every 30 minutes.