Burgsinn
Encyclopedia
Burgsinn is a market community in the Main-Spessart district
in the Regierungsbezirk
of Lower Franconia
(Unterfranken) in Bavaria
, Germany
and the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Burgsinn.
The community has only the Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area) of Burgsinn.
found in Burgsinn, from the dying days of the Münchshöfen Culture (Neolithic
, about 2000 BC), bears witness to the first known human presence in the municipal area. In 812 a document from the Fulda Abbey mentioned the Sinngau (“Sinn District”), or in the spelling of the time, Sinnahgeuue. From the year 1001 comes the first written proof of the community’s existence; at that time it was the village of Sinna, a Würzburg holding. In 1303 a source speaks of Burgmann
en of Gotzo, Aplo et Her (mannus) de Sinne occupying the Sinna border fortifications. In 1334, Emperor Louis the Bavarian
granted dem Dorf zu Synne (“The Village at Synne”) “everlasting” market rights. In 1338, Dietz von Thüngen became hereditary Burgmann and Lord of the castle and locality of Sinna. Dietz von Thüngen’s son Wilhelm acquired the Burgsinn lordship, with all appurtenances, in 1405 for 10,000 Gulden
The former knightly estate of the Barons of Thüngen was mediatized by Prince Primate
von Dalberg’s
Principality of Aschaffenburg
. In 1808, it was traded to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg
, with which it passed to Bavaria in 1814.
might be described thus: Or a ram’s attire gules.
The ram’s horn can have been taken from neither the arms borne by the Barons of Thüngen nor those borne by the Counts of Rieneck
, even though both families are tightly bound with Burgsinn’s history. While the half of Castle Burgsinn that the Counts of Rieneck held in fief passed, when the Counts’ Rothenfels line died out, back to Würzburg in 1333, with the Barons of Thüngen buying the whole castle in 1405 from Würzburg, it was the Voit von Rieneck family, long the Vögte
at Rieneck, who were until the 15th century holders of part of the tithe
s and of the court at Mittelsinn.
In 1630, when Electoral Mainz
moved to strip the family Thüngen of their fief, the court at Burgsinn was held by the von Rieneck family’s steward. The Counts of Rieneck had already died out in the early 16th century. After the Thüngens were reinstated in Burgsinn in 1697, besides various other agreements made by the community, the community received an explicit assurance that it could use “its old village seal”. What kind of seal this was and from what time it came is not said, but since the Voit von Rieneck family bore a ram in its coat of arms, it can be assumed with a likelihood bordering on certainty that Burgsinn’s coat of arms was a reduced version of the Voit von Rieneck family’s.
Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €1,065,000 (converted), of which net business taxes amounted to €155,000.
and forestry
in 1998. In producing businesses this was 193, and in trade and transport
140. In other areas, 136 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 878 such workers worked from home. There were 3 processing businesses. Three businesses were in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 24 agricultural operations with a working area of 371 ha, of which 29 ha was cropland and 325 ha was meadowland.
s with surgeries in the community, one dentist
, a pharmacist, two phyiotherapists and the four hospitals, each just under 30 km away, in Lohr, Karlstadt, Schlüchtern and Bad Brückenau. Furthermore, there is a Bavarian Red Cross rescue station in Burgsinn equipped with an ambulance. The station is manned round the clock, seven days a week.
s, café
s, pubs and so forth are available for diners to choose. Among these places are an ice cream parlour
, two snackbar
-pubs, one döner
snackbar-restaurant, an Italian
restaurant, two other restaurants with German cake, a bistro
, two cafés and several pubs.
This also makes Mittelsinn an alternative for people from neighbouring communities such as Rieneck
, Fellen
, Aura, Obersinn
and Mittelsinn
when they want to go out without having to go all the way to Karlstadt
, Lohr
, Brückenau, Würzburg
, Fulda
or Aschaffenburg
. During the week, as well as at weekends, pubs have been opening for long hours and offer something for (almost) every taste.
’s shops and bakeries
in Burgsinn, and further shops of all kinds, among them an interior decorator’s
, a small do-it-yourselfer’s market, a travel agency
, a ladies’ and men’s fashion shop, one boutique each for children’s and youth’s wear and for ladies’ wear, two office supply and stationery shops, a hobby
shop, a watchmaker
’s and an optician
’s, along with others. There are also three big supermarket
s: a Diska-Markt in the middle of the community, and on the edge of the community core a tegut…
and a Penny-Markt
.
with a 50 m-long basin which includes a diving tower area (1, 2 and 3 m), a basin for non-swimmers with a slide and a wading pool. The complex also has a beach volleyball
court.
There is also a park
complex in the community and the cycle paths around Burgsinn run from Würzburg all the way to Fulda.
Main-Spessart
Main-Spessart is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bad Kissingen, Schweinfurt and Würzburg, the state of Baden-Württemberg , the districts of Miltenberg and Aschaffenburg, and the state of Hesse .-History:The district was established in 1972 by merging the former...
in the Regierungsbezirk
Regierungsbezirk
In Germany, a Government District, in German: Regierungsbezirk – is a subdivision of certain federal states .They are above the Kreise, Landkreise, and kreisfreie Städte...
of Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria , Germany ....
(Unterfranken) in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Burgsinn.
Geography
Burgsinn lies in the Main-Spessart Region.The community has only the Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area) of Burgsinn.
History
A stone hatchetHatchet
A hatchet is a single-handed striking tool with a sharp blade used to cut and split wood...
found in Burgsinn, from the dying days of the Münchshöfen Culture (Neolithic
Neolithic
The Neolithic Age, Era, or Period, or New Stone Age, was a period in the development of human technology, beginning about 9500 BC in some parts of the Middle East, and later in other parts of the world. It is traditionally considered as the last part of the Stone Age...
, about 2000 BC), bears witness to the first known human presence in the municipal area. In 812 a document from the Fulda Abbey mentioned the Sinngau (“Sinn District”), or in the spelling of the time, Sinnahgeuue. From the year 1001 comes the first written proof of the community’s existence; at that time it was the village of Sinna, a Würzburg holding. In 1303 a source speaks of Burgmann
Burgmann
A Burgmann was a member of the low aristocracy in the Middle Ages who guarded and defended castles. They were hired by a lord of the castle to take on the burghut, the guarding and defense of a castle....
en of Gotzo, Aplo et Her (mannus) de Sinne occupying the Sinna border fortifications. In 1334, Emperor Louis the Bavarian
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Louis IV , called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was the King of Germany from 1314, the King of Italy from 1327 and the Holy Roman Emperor from 1328....
granted dem Dorf zu Synne (“The Village at Synne”) “everlasting” market rights. In 1338, Dietz von Thüngen became hereditary Burgmann and Lord of the castle and locality of Sinna. Dietz von Thüngen’s son Wilhelm acquired the Burgsinn lordship, with all appurtenances, in 1405 for 10,000 Gulden
The former knightly estate of the Barons of Thüngen was mediatized by Prince Primate
Prince primate
Prince-Primate is a rare princely title held by individual archbishops of specific sees in a presiding capacity in an august assembly of mainly secular princes, notably the following:-Germany - Confederation of the Rhine:The Rheinbund or 'Confederation of the Rhine' was founded in 1806, when several...
von Dalberg’s
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg was Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Regensburg, primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Grand-Duke of Frankfurt.-Biography:...
Principality of Aschaffenburg
Principality of Aschaffenburg
The Principality of Aschaffenburg was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire and the Confederation of the Rhine from 1803–10. Its capital was Aschaffenburg....
. In 1808, it was traded to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg
Grand Duchy of Würzburg
The Grand Duchy of Würzburg was a German grand duchy centered on Würzburg existing in the early 19th century.As a consequence of the 1801 Treaty of Lunéville, the Bishopric of Würzburg was secularized in 1803 and granted to Bavaria. In the same year Ferdinand III, former Grand Duke of Tuscany, was...
, with which it passed to Bavaria in 1814.
Coat of arms
The community’s armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
might be described thus: Or a ram’s attire gules.
The ram’s horn can have been taken from neither the arms borne by the Barons of Thüngen nor those borne by the Counts of Rieneck
County of Rieneck
The County of Rieneck was a comital domain within the Holy Roman Empire that lay in what is now northwestern Bavaria...
, even though both families are tightly bound with Burgsinn’s history. While the half of Castle Burgsinn that the Counts of Rieneck held in fief passed, when the Counts’ Rothenfels line died out, back to Würzburg in 1333, with the Barons of Thüngen buying the whole castle in 1405 from Würzburg, it was the Voit von Rieneck family, long the Vögte
Vogt
A Vogt ; plural Vögte; Dutch voogd; Danish foged; ; ultimately from Latin [ad]vocatus) in the Holy Roman Empire was the German title of a reeve or advocate, an overlord exerting guardianship or military protection as well as secular justice...
at Rieneck, who were until the 15th century holders of part of the tithe
Tithe
A tithe is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a contribution to a religious organization or compulsory tax to government. Today, tithes are normally voluntary and paid in cash, cheques, or stocks, whereas historically tithes were required and paid in kind, such as agricultural products...
s and of the court at Mittelsinn.
In 1630, when Electoral Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz
The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...
moved to strip the family Thüngen of their fief, the court at Burgsinn was held by the von Rieneck family’s steward. The Counts of Rieneck had already died out in the early 16th century. After the Thüngens were reinstated in Burgsinn in 1697, besides various other agreements made by the community, the community received an explicit assurance that it could use “its old village seal”. What kind of seal this was and from what time it came is not said, but since the Voit von Rieneck family bore a ram in its coat of arms, it can be assumed with a likelihood bordering on certainty that Burgsinn’s coat of arms was a reduced version of the Voit von Rieneck family’s.
Politics
The mayor is Franz Schüßler.Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €1,065,000 (converted), of which net business taxes amounted to €155,000.
Economy and infrastructure
According to official statistics, there were 5 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls working in agricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and forestry
Forestry
Forestry is the interdisciplinary profession embracing the science, art, and craft of creating, managing, using, and conserving forests and associated resources in a sustainable manner to meet desired goals, needs, and values for human benefit. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands...
in 1998. In producing businesses this was 193, and in trade and transport
Transport
Transport or transportation is the movement of people, cattle, animals and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, rail, road, water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations...
140. In other areas, 136 workers on the social welfare contribution rolls were employed, and 878 such workers worked from home. There were 3 processing businesses. Three businesses were in construction, and furthermore, in 1999, there were 24 agricultural operations with a working area of 371 ha, of which 29 ha was cropland and 325 ha was meadowland.
Transport
Burgsinn lies on the Hanover-Würzburg high-speed rail line and the Flieden–Gemünden railway line. At the Betriebsbahnhof Burgsinn (depot), trains can be switched between the old and new lines.Buildings
- The castle (Burg in GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, meaning a mediaevalMiddle AgesThe Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
military fortification), also called altes Schloss (a word meaning “palatial castle” or “château”) is laid out like a typical moatMoatA moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that surrounds a castle, other building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. In some places moats evolved into more extensive water defences, including natural or artificial lakes, dams and sluices...
ed castle with a tower at each of the four corners. At the way into the castle stands an imposing 22 m-tall keepKeepA keep is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word keep, but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the...
with each side 8.5 m in length and the walls are 2.6 m thick. The time of the tower’s building has been dated to the 12th century. The buildings that are still standing were converted or renovated in the 16th or 17th century.
Medicine
Medical services are provided by three general practitionerGeneral practitioner
A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...
s with surgeries in the community, one dentist
Dentistry
Dentistry is the branch of medicine that is involved in the study, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders and conditions of the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and the adjacent and associated structures and their impact on the human body. Dentistry is widely considered...
, a pharmacist, two phyiotherapists and the four hospitals, each just under 30 km away, in Lohr, Karlstadt, Schlüchtern and Bad Brückenau. Furthermore, there is a Bavarian Red Cross rescue station in Burgsinn equipped with an ambulance. The station is manned round the clock, seven days a week.
Education
As of 1999 the following institutions existed in Burgsinn:- KindergartenKindergartenA kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
: 100 places with 103 children - Primary school-HauptschuleHauptschuleA Hauptschule is a secondary school in Germany and Austria, starting after 4 years of elementary schooling, which offers Lower Secondary Education according to the International Standard Classification of Education...
with 23 teachers and 359 students (as of 2007/2008 school year)
Eating out in Burgsinn
In Burgsinn is found a lively culinary scene in which 14 restaurantRestaurant
A restaurant is an establishment which prepares and serves food and drink to customers in return for money. Meals are generally served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services...
s, café
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...
s, pubs and so forth are available for diners to choose. Among these places are an ice cream parlour
Ice cream parlor
Ice cream parlors are places that sell ice cream and frozen yogurt to consumers. Ice cream is normally sold in two varieties in these stores: soft-serve ice cream , and hard-packed, which has an assortment of flavors, as well as frozen yogurt, which is a low-fat alternative and tastes slightly...
, two snackbar
Café
A café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...
-pubs, one döner
Döner kebab
Doner kebab is a dish made of roasted meat cooked on a vertical spit. It is also known regionally as gyro , shawarma, and al pastor . It consists of shaved lamb, goat, chicken, turkey, beef, or mixed meats roasted on a spit. Less common alternatives include fish and sausage...
snackbar-restaurant, an Italian
Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BCE. Italian cuisine in itself takes heavy influences, including Etruscan, ancient Greek, ancient Roman, Byzantine, Jewish and Arab cuisines...
restaurant, two other restaurants with German cake, a bistro
Bistro
A bistro, sometimes spelled bistrot, is, in its original Parisian incarnation, a small restaurant serving moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting. Bistros are defined mostly by the foods they serve. Home cooking with robust earthy dishes, and slow-cooked foods like cassoulet are typical...
, two cafés and several pubs.
This also makes Mittelsinn an alternative for people from neighbouring communities such as Rieneck
Rieneck
Rieneck is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.- Location :...
, Fellen
Fellen
Fellen is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Burgsinn.-Location:...
, Aura, Obersinn
Obersinn
Obersinn is a market community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Burgsinn.- Location :...
and Mittelsinn
Mittelsinn
Mittelsinn is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Burgsinn.- Location :...
when they want to go out without having to go all the way to Karlstadt
Karlstadt am Main
Karlstadt is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is the Main-Spessart district seat ....
, Lohr
Lohr
Lohr am Main is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Lohr am Main.- Location :The town lies on the Main in the Spessart about halfway between Würzburg and...
, Brückenau, Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
, Fulda
Fulda
Fulda is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district .- Early Middle Ages :...
or Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg is a city in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is the administrative seat.Aschaffenburg is known as the Tor zum Spessart or "gate to the Spessart"...
. During the week, as well as at weekends, pubs have been opening for long hours and offer something for (almost) every taste.
Shopping in Burgsinn
There are several butcherButcher
A butcher is a person who may slaughter animals, dress their flesh, sell their meat or any combination of these three tasks. They may prepare standard cuts of meat, poultry, fish and shellfish for sale in retail or wholesale food establishments...
’s shops and bakeries
Bakery
A bakery is an establishment which produces and sells flour-based food baked in an oven such as bread, cakes, pastries and pies. Some retail bakeries are also cafés, serving coffee and tea to customers who wish to consume the baked goods on the premises.-See also:*Baker*Cake...
in Burgsinn, and further shops of all kinds, among them an interior decorator’s
Interior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
, a small do-it-yourselfer’s market, a travel agency
Travel agency
A travel agency is a retail business that sells travel related products and services to customers on behalf of suppliers such as airlines, car rentals, cruise lines, hotels, railways, sightseeing tours and package holidays that combine several products...
, a ladies’ and men’s fashion shop, one boutique each for children’s and youth’s wear and for ladies’ wear, two office supply and stationery shops, a hobby
Hobby
A hobby is a regular activity or interest that is undertaken for pleasure, typically done during one's leisure time.- Etymology :A hobby horse is a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like a real horse...
shop, a watchmaker
Watchmaker
A watchmaker is an artisan who makes and repairs watches. Since virtually all watches are now factory made, most modern watchmakers solely repair watches. However, originally they were master craftsmen who built watches, including all their parts, by hand...
’s and an optician
Optician
An optician is a person who is trained to fill prescriptions for eye correction in the field of medicine, also known as a dispensing optician or optician, dispensing...
’s, along with others. There are also three big supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
s: a Diska-Markt in the middle of the community, and on the edge of the community core a tegut…
Tegut…
tegut… is a supermarket chain based in Fulda, Germany and operating 301 stores across six of Germany's Bundesländer, namely in Hesse, Thuringia, Bavaria, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony.- History :...
and a Penny-Markt
Penny Market
Penny Market is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany, which operates 3,000 stores in Europe. It is owned by Rewe Group.-Competitors:* Aldi * Lidl * Netto * Plus...
.
Leisure
Burgsinn has at its disposal a relatively big outdoor swimming poolSwimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
with a 50 m-long basin which includes a diving tower area (1, 2 and 3 m), a basin for non-swimmers with a slide and a wading pool. The complex also has a beach volleyball
Beach volleyball
Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....
court.
There is also a park
Park
A park is a protected area, in its natural or semi-natural state, or planted, and set aside for human recreation and enjoyment, or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. It may consist of rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and grass areas. Many parks are legally protected by...
complex in the community and the cycle paths around Burgsinn run from Würzburg all the way to Fulda.