Franken Region Flashcards
(26 cards)
Franken is centered along the
Main River
which city is Franken wine center?
Würzburg is Franken’s wine center; the vineyard Stein within Würzberg lends its name to “Steinwein”, an old nickname for Frankish wine in general
Traditionally, the wines of Franken are bottled in the squat, flask-shaped called?
Bocksbeutel.
Name the Bereiche of Franken
Mainviereck,
Maindreieck,
Steigerwald
Name Franken Principal Grape Varieties:
Red Grapes (19%)
Spätburgunder: 251 ha
White Grapes (81%)
Müller Thurgau: 1,718 ha
Silvaner: 1,406 ha
Bacchus: 730 ha
Name Franken Leading Producers:
Rudolf Fürst (Burgstadt),
Horst Sauer (Escherndorf),
Hans Wirsching (Iphofen),
Juliusspital Würzburg (Würzburg),
Castell’sches Domänenamt (Castell)
Name the Major Villages (Mainviereck):
Bürgstadt,
Miltenberg,
Marktheidenfeld,
Erienbach
Name the Major Villages (Maindreieck):
Karlstadt,
Thüngersheim,
Würzburg,
Randersacker,
Sommerhausen,
Frickenhausen,
Escherndorf,
Volkach,
Nordheim,
Fahr
Name the Major Villages (Steigerwald):
Rödelsee,
Iphofen,
Castell,
Wiesenbronn
Name the soil type in the Steigerwald
Steigen here means layers of the mixed-rock strata
Keuper
Describe the Maiviereck meaning
Mainviereck, The Mainviereck (“Main square”) is the westernmost district of Franconia, on the lower parts of and is one of the warmest spots in Bavaria
Describe the Maindreieck Bereiche
The Maindreieck (“Main triangle”) is the middle portion of Franconia. On the sometimes very steep hills alongside the Main river the soil mainly consists of Muschelkalk. (The Muschelkalk (German: shellbearing limestone, French: calcaire
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Centgrafenberg
Bürgstadt (Mainviereck)
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Kallmuth (Hot Mountain)
Homburg (Mainviereck)
(is an alleinbesitz of Fürst Löwenstein)
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Lump
Escherndorf (Maindreieck)
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Pfülben
Randersacker (Maindreieck)
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Schlossberg
Klingenberg (Mainviereck)
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Stein
Stein-Harfe
Innere Leiste
Würzburg (Maindreieck)
Stein-Harfe
(alleinbesitz of Bürgerspital)
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Schlossberg
Castell (Steigerwald)
(alleinbesitz of Furstlich Castell’sches Domanenamt)
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Julius-Echter-Berg
Iphofen (Steigerwald)
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Kapellenberg
Frickenhausen (Maindreieck)
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Sonnenstuhl
Marsberg
Randersacker (Maindreieck)
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Steinbach
Sommerhausen (Maindreieck)
(alleinbesitz of Schloss Sommerhausen)
In which Gemeinde is Located the following Enzellage?
Karthäuser
Volkach (Maindreieck)
