Ostheim vor der Rhön is a town situated 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...

 (although historically part of Thuringia

Thuringia

The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....

), in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld

Rhön-Grabfeld

Rhön-Grabfeld is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Hassberge, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen, and the states of Hesse and Thuringia .-History:In medieval times the region was a part of the Bishopric of Würzburg...

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History

Ostheim was first mentioned in 804. Previously an exclave of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

The Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach was created in 1809 by the merger of the Ernestine duchies of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach. It was raised to a Grand duchy in 1815 by resolution of the Vienna Congress. In 1877, it officially changed its name to the Grand Duchy of Saxony , but this name was...

, Ostheim vor der Rhön was an exclave of Thuringia 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...

 from 1920 until 1947. In 1945 Ostheim became part of the American controlled zone, in the Free State of Bavaria. In 1972, the Evangelical (Lutheran) church administration of Ostheim was switched to Bavaria from Thuringia. The Catholic administration switched from the Diocese of Fulda (Hesse

Hesse

Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...

) to the Diocese of Würzburg

Roman Catholic Diocese of Würzburg

The Diocese of Würzburg is a diocese of Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is located in Lower Franconia, around the city of Würzburg, and the bishop is seated at Würzburg Cathedral...

 (Bavaria) in 1945.
Ostheim is one of the stops in Wim Wenders

Wim Wenders

Ernst Wilhelm "Wim" Wenders is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer.-Early life:Wenders was born in Düsseldorf. He graduated from high school in Oberhausen in the Ruhr area. He then studied medicine and philosophy in Freiburg and Düsseldorf...

' 1976 road trip film Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road

Kings of the Road is a 1976 German road movie directed by Wim Wenders. It was the third part of Wenders' "Road Movie Trilogy" which included Alice in the Cities and The Wrong Move...

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It is also the home of German soft drink manufacturer Bionade

Bionade

Bionade is a range of organic fermented and carbonated beverages.Bionade is manufactured in the Bavarian town Ostheim vor der Rhön by the Peter beer brewery now owned by Dieter Leipold.-Product:...

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Landmarks

• Church tower
• Light tower with guest hall
• Historic Old Town with mills and half-timbered houses
• Organ museum in Hanstein (with musical guidance when desired)
• Hill Graves

External links

• Friendly end of political enclave in 1947 (German)
• Sonntags Blatt 1972 church enclave switch
• Ostheim vor der Rhön travel guide on Wikivoyage
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  Wikivoyage is a free web-based travel guide for both travel destinations and travel topics written by volunteer authors. The name is a blend of the words “Wiki” and “Voyage”, the French word for travel, journey, voyage, or trip.The project has been founded in September 2006 by a German...