Veitshöchheim

Veitshöchheim
Schloss Veitshöchheim
Coat of arms of Veitshöchheim Coat of arms
Veitshöchheim
Location of Veitshöchheim within Würzburg district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Würzburg
Government
• Mayor	Jürgen Götz (CSU)
Area
• Total	10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	9,736
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	97209
Dialling codes	0931
Vehicle registration	WÜ
Website	www.veitshoechheim.de

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.

Schloss Veitshöchheim

In the town is Schloss Veitshöchheim; 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.

Infrastructure

Transport

Veitshöchheim has a railway station near the Schloss with a former royal pavilion.

External links

• Veitshöchheim travel guide from Wikivoyage