Marktbeit

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Marktbreit am Main is a little medieval town (3,700 inhabitants) in the district of Kitzingen at the the Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated at the most southern point of the Main river. Marktbreit is the birthplace of Alois Alzheimer who first identified the symptoms of what is now known as Alzheimer's Disease.


Marktbreit is filled with buildings of different architecture styles. The most dominant is the typical Fachwerk, timber framing / post and beam construction. Other major styles include Gothic, Renaissance, etc. The little town is like a dream place, a fairy tale setting. Love it!


We arrived at the railway station at around 10 am. It is a tiny cute building at the top of the town. Just descend down, you will be amazed with the charming buildings around. And within a few minutes you will come to the centre.



We started our visit to the St. Nikolai Church. The protestant church “St. Nicolai” consists of a late Gothic presbytery and an early Gothic tower basement, which was built in the first half of the 14th century. In the 15th century the building was expanded. To me, the most impressive is the numerous biblical paintings. They tell the stories from the Creation to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.



There are a number of historical buildings at the centre. They have been standing there for centuries to present the beautiful Marktbreit. They are: Seinheimer Scholss (a stately Renaissance town hall with a magnificent main gate),  the townhall (Rathaus), Hotel Löwen and the Malerwinkel.


The Renaissance Town Hall was built around 1579/81 by the well-known stonemason Hans Keesenbrod from Segnitz. At the corner of the gable roof is the emblem of Marktbreit, a statue of the knight of St. George killing a dragon with his lance. 


History of Hotel Löwen dated back to the 15th century. It is the second oldest hotel in Bavaria. The exterior is typical Fachwerk. 


Museum Malerwinkel: served as a grocery store and commercial building for centuries but converted to a museum since the restoration in 1991 with the permanent exhibition 'Women's Rooms' (everyday life of women of different social classes between the last quarter of the 19th and 1st quarter of the 20th century)  and 'Roman Cabinet' and special exhibitions.


Apart from beautiful buildings, Marktbreit offers funny open sculptures. They dot the town. It is a delight to discover them here and there.    
                
 



River Main is situated at the north of Marktbreit town centre. One can easily see a mighty crane (Alte Kranen) which is a monument of the wealthy trading connection. It was built with timber framing but ripped away by a disastrous flood in 1784.  An original “double wheel engine” made from oak is housed in the current crane. The crane was in use until about 1900.


It is pleasant to stroll along the River Main at Marktbreit.  There were hardly any people and tourist.  Sheep fed them with grass along the shore. At the backdrop are the Main Bridge Marktbreit and Segnitz Bridge.



After lunch at the Seinheimer Schloss Restaurant, we headed up to the Römerlage (Roman Camp) to see the little chapel and panoramas of Marktbreit. Wonderful!





You can refer to the map below to orientate yourself or make a travel plan. Of course, google map is also good. Wish you a nice trip!



Location: 97340 Marktbreit, Germany

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