Gemünden am Main
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Scherenburg above Gemünden
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Location of Gemünden a.Main within Main-Spessart district
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| Coordinates: 50°2′59″N 9°42′20″E / 50.04972°N 9.70556°ECoordinates: 50°2′59″N 9°42′20″E / 50.04972°N 9.70556°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken | |
| District | Main-Spessart | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Thomas Schiebel (FW) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 75.09 km2 (28.99 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 10,069 | |
| • Density | 130/km2 (350/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 97737 | |
| Dialling codes | 09351 | |
| Vehicle registration | MSP | |
| Website | www.stadt-gemuenden.de | |
Gemünden am Main (officially Gemünden a.Main) is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and lies roughly 40 km down the Main from Würzburg. Gemünden has around 10,000 inhabitants.
Gemünden is located in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, on the Main, around 40 km downriver from Würzburg. Within the town, the River Sinn flows into the Franconian Saale, which itself then discharges into the Main. The Main river changes its direction at Gemünden, from northwest to west, marking the northeastern end of the Mainviereck ("Main Square") near Lohr am Main.
Gemünden lies on the Birkenhainer Strasse, an ancient trade road from Lower Franconia to today's Frankfurt Rhine Main Region.
Gemünden's Stadtteile are Adelsberg, Aschenroth, Harrbach, Hofstetten, Hohenroth, Kleinwernfeld, Langenprozelten, Neutzenbrunn, Reichenbuch, Schaippach, Schönau, Seifriedsburg, Wernfeld and Massenbuch.
The local Schönau monastery (Kloster Schönau) was founded in 1189 by Philipp von Thüngen. A Conventual Franciscan monastery since 1699, the monks' main job was to take care of the monastery and pilgrimage church.
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