Medieval Iphofen in Silence🍃Solo Summer Walk Through Germany’s Forgotten Beauty🇩🇪Walking Alone

Medieval Iphofen in Silence🍃Solo Summer Walk Through Germany’s Forgotten Beauty🇩🇪Walking Alone

Medieval Iphofen in Silence🍃Solo Summer Walk Through Germany’s Forgotten Beauty🇩🇪Walking Alone

Silent Summer Evening Walk in Iphofen 🇩🇪 | Hidden Medieval Town in Germany

Iphofen is a town in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 4,500. Iphofen is known for its rare complete medieval town wall and other historic buildings as well as for being a location of wine production.

Iphofen lies in the southeast of the district of Kitzingen of Bavaria, in the Regierungsbezirk of Unterfranken. It is situated 9 km southeast of Kitzingen on Bundesstraße 8. The town is located about 10 km from the river Main. The nearest city is Würzburg. Iphofen lies at the foot of the Schwanberg, a prominent hill on the northwestern edge of the Mittelgebirge Steigerwald.

Iphofen was first mentioned as a property of the Diocese of Würzburg when it was established in 741/2. Among the 25 churches gifted to the bishop by Karlmann was the royal baptismal church Johannis baptistae at Iphofen. In addition, Würzburg received the tithes from the local royal estate.

In 1293, Iphofen was awarded the status of town. During the 14th and 15th century, Würzburg was able to purchase the rights of other nobles who held a strong position in Iphofen, notably Hohenlohe and the Counts of Castell. The latter held inter alia the patrozinium [de] of St. Vitus, but in 1325/8 sold their properties in Iphofen to Ulrich von Hanau. He in turn sold them to the Bishop of Würzburg in 1331. The patrozinium over St. Vitus passed to the town of Iphofen in 1457. The first phase of construction of the town wall ended in 1349. Another area was incorporated in 1421.

In 1810, Iphofen permanently became a part of the Kingdom of Bavaria.[4]

On 1 January 1972, six independent municipalities were merged with Iphofen. Until 1 July 1972, Iphofen was part of the now defunct Landkreis Scheinfeld.

Iphofen has several local vineyards and is well known for its wine. Local industry includes the Knauf factory which manufactures gypsum boards.

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