Veitshöchheim

Veitshöchheim
Veitshöchheim
	Schloss Veitshöchheim
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Veitshöchheim Location of Veitshöchheim within Würzburg district
	Coordinates: 49°49′58″N 9°52′54″E / 49.83278°N 9.88167°ECoordinates: 49°49′58″N 9°52′54″E / 49.83278°N 9.88167°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Würzburg
Government
• Mayor	Jürgen Götz (CSU)
Area
• Total	10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation	167-281 m (−755 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,642
• 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.

Attractions

de:Schloss Veitshöchheim is located in the town.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.

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

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