Country Germany Admin. region Unterfranken Elevation 167-281 m (−755 ft) Population 9,938 (31 Dec 2008) | State Bavaria District Würzburg Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Sunday 12:05 AM | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 62% Humidity Points of interest Château de Veitshöchheim, Rokokogarten, Jüdisches Kulturmuseum Veitshöchheim | ||
Veitshöchheim is a municipality in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Main, 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Würzburg. Veitshöchheim has a population just under 10,000.
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Map of 97209 Veitsh%C3%B6chheim, Germany
Schloss Veitshöchheim
de:Schloss Veitshöchheim is located in the town.This summer palace of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg was built in 1680–82, and was enlarged to its present appearance in 1753 by Balthasar Neumann. The gardens were redesigned for Prince-Bishop Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim (1755–1779), with lakes and waterworks, and filled with hundreds of allegorical sandstone sculptures from the workshops of the court sculptors Ferdinand Tietz and Johann Peter Wagner.
Transport
Veitshöchheim has a railway station near the Schloss with a former royal pavilion.