Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt is a city inside the Lower Franconia area of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the navigable Main River that is spanned by way of numerous bridges here, 44 km northeast of Wurzburg. The metropolis was first documented inside the year 790 although as early as 740 a agreement known as Villa Suinfurde became referred to. In the 10th century Schweinfurt turned into the seat of a margraviate. After the defeat of matter Henry of Schweinfurt in 1002 to 1003, within the feud in opposition to King Henry II of Germany, his own family lost its main position within the city. In the primary half of the 13th century.

Schweinfurt extended to end up a right town with city wall, towers and town gates. At that point the Nikolaus clinic became founded, a mint changed into mounted and creation paintings at the Saint Johannis church commenced. Around 1250 Schweinfurt changed into completely destroyed at some stage in a feud among the Count of Henneberg and the Prince-Bishop of Wurzburg. In the following years it changed into reconstructed.