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37-1109: The town lies 24 km west of Würzburg at the Mainviereck ( Main Square) on the eastern side of the Spessart (range), geologically on the seam between the Spessart red sandstone area and the Muschelkalk area of the Fränkische Platte (a flat, mostly agricultural region), which between the Main Square and the Maindreieck (Main Triangle) is known as the Marktheidenfelder Platte . Marktheidenfeld's Stadtteile are Glasofen (amalgamated in 1972), Zimmern (1974), Marienbrunn (1975), Altfeld, Michelrieth and Oberwittbach (all in 1978). The town has

74-558: A bad harvest in 1524, a peasant uprising erupted in 1525. Although hesitant at first, the Count of Wertheim supported the local peasants for a while before their army was defeated at Würzburg. In 1556, the line of the Counts of Wertheim died out. Following extended inheritance disputes, Heidenfeld was taken over by the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg in 1612. Under Bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn

111-642: A border adjustment treaty in 1807 to the Grand Duchy of Würzburg , with which it passed in 1814 to the Kingdom of Bavaria . In 1814, Marktheidenfeld became the seat of the Homburg district court, forerunner of the Marktheidenfeld Bezirksamt (a local authority), which in 1939 took the name Landratsamt (district head's office). In 1948, Marktheidenfeld, which underwent a great upswing in population growth after

148-448: A bridge of stone gules masoned sable with three piers upon which segmented arches with keystones, in chief a mullet of the second. The town's first arms were conferred on 7 September 1883 and showed similar charges , the main differences being that the bridge – which is the local bridge across the Main – bore a golden uppercase cursive L with a silver crown on top on the middle spandrel, which

185-562: A prophetess and promulgated. These are, along with the Sermon on the Mount and the 10 Commandments , the fundamental basis of the faith. In 2003, Wittek published her own bible, Das ist Mein Wort ( This is My Word ), also including anti-semitic phrases. Members of Universal Life run, among other institutions, a school, two kindergartens, a natural healing clinic and ive publishers. The beliefs of

222-614: A vital part of European " Corridor VII ", the inland waterway link from the North Sea to the Black Sea . In a historical and political sense, the Main line is referred to as the northern border of Southern Germany , with its predominantly Catholic population. The river roughly marked the southern border of the North German Federation , established in 1867 under Prussian leadership as

259-501: Is twinned with: The river Main is a Federal Waterway ( Bundeswasserstraße ) of the first order for which the Aschaffenburg Water and Ship Transport Office ( Wasser- und Schifffahrtsamt Aschaffenburg ) is responsible. The Federal Autobahn A 3 ( Nuremberg - Frankfurt ) runs east-west, cutting across Staatsstraßen (State Roads) 2299 and 2315 in the outlying centre of Altfeld, whereas Bundesstrasse 8 , running through

296-718: Is not related to the name of the city Mainz (Latin: Mogontiacum or Moguntiacum ). The Main is navigable for shipping from its mouth at the Rhine close to Mainz for 396 km (246 mi) to Bamberg . Since 1992, the Main has been connected to the Danube via the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and the highly regulated Altmühl river. The Main has been canalized with 34 large locks (300 × 12 m or 984 × 39 ft) to allow CEMT class V vessels (110 × 11.45 m or 360.9 × 37.6 ft) to navigate

333-535: Is represented in other regions of Germany, as well as in Austria, Italy and in Switzerland. They also do activities in other countries, as Spain. Members believe in reincarnation and promote vegetarianism . Moreover, UL members refer to themselves as "Original Christians". In consequence, a characteristic feature of Universal Life is the fomenting of resentment against "established religious leaders," especially

370-712: Is the base of the sect Universal Life . Municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €13,797,000 (converted), of which net business taxes amounted to €8,484,000. From June to July, several events take place, such as the Altstadtfest (Old Town Festival) and the Caribbean Night. Since 1999 each year in July the Marktheidenfeld Rowing Club has held the "Red Dragon Cup", at which company and club teams take part in dragon boat races in which even costumes are awarded prizes. On

407-557: Is the name of a controversial new religious movement based in Marktheidenfeld , Germany , which is described by members as a part of the new revelation movement. The group was originally called Heimholungswerk Jesu Christi , but has been known as Universal Life since 1984. The founding of Universal Life was through teachings distributed by Gabriele Wittek . These works were claimed to be revelations from Jesus Christ or other spiritual beings, which Gabriele received as

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444-503: The Baroque period, built in 1745, and is one of the town's most important sights. The building master was the wine merchant and salesman Franz Valentin Franck (1702–1777). Since 1987, the house has been under the town's ownership. From 1994 to 1998 it was renovated, for which the façade's smalt-blue colour, which at the time the house was built was the most expensive colour, was reconstituted. Today

481-621: The Counterreformation forced the local populace back into the Catholic church. This met with resistance and Echter established a new parish at Heidenfeld, as well as ordering the construction of a large church, the St.- Laurentius-Kirche . In 1615, the town was awarded the status of Flecken and over the next decades started to be known as "Marktheidenfeld". From 1632 to 1634, after the Swedes’ victories in

518-778: The European Watershed . The Main begins near Kulmbach in Franconia at the joining of its two headstreams, the Red Main ( Roter Main ) and the White Main ( Weißer Main ). The Red Main originates in the Franconian Jura mountain range, 50 km (31 mi) in length, and runs through Creussen and Bayreuth . The White Main originates in the Fichtel Mountains ; it is 41 km (25 mi) long. In its upper and middle section,

555-533: The Rhine . It rises as the White Main in the Fichtel Mountains of northeastern Bavaria and flows west through central Germany for 525 kilometres (326 mi) to meet the Rhine below Rüsselsheim , Hesse . The cities of Mainz and Wiesbaden are close to the confluence. The largest cities on the Main are Frankfurt am Main , Offenbach am Main and Würzburg . It is the longest river lying entirely in Germany (if

592-604: The Second World War with the arrival of Heimatvertriebene , was raised to town. In 1972, the Marktheidenfeld district ( Landkreis Marktheidenfeld ) was abolished. Since the municipal reforms in Bavaria (1972–1976), the formerly self-administering communities of Altfeld, Glasofen, Marienbrunn, Michelrieth, Oberwittbach and Zimmern have belonged to Marktheidenfeld. The town had some 530 inhabitants in 1542, roughly 730 to 800 in

629-596: The Thirty Years' War , the town was once again part of the County of Wertheim and Protestant , albeit for only a short time, for the town soon returned to Würzburg. In 1649, the name Marktheidenfeld made its first appearance, to distinguish the town from the Heidenfeld Monastery near Schweinfurt , which likewise belonged to Würzburg. The Amt of Würzburg was secularized in Bavaria's favour in 1803, and then ceded in

666-571: The Weser - Werra are considered separate). The Main flows through the north and north-west of the state of Bavaria then across southern Hesse ; against the latter it demarcates a third state, Baden-Württemberg , east and west of Wertheim am Main , the northernmost town of that state. The upper end of its basin opposes that of the Danube where the watershed is recognised by natural biologists, sea salinity studies (and hydrology science more broadly) as

703-529: The choir and two tomb slabs from the 16th century. The Alte Mainbrücke ("Old Main Bridge"), made out of red sandstone blocks, was built in the mid-19th century during King Ludwig I's reign, and opened in 1845. More than 150 years later, the old arch bridge was followed by the Nordbrücke ("North Bridge"), a bowstring arch bridge with the unusual feature of hangers that cross each other. Other sights include

740-507: The "Inner Path". It concerns a mystic school of thought in which God is considered to be in people and in all living beings, according to Jesus' saying: "The kingdom of God is 'within' you." In the past, Universal Life claimed contact with an alien from outer space named Mairadi. Exact numbers are hard to determine, since there is no formal membership within Universal Life. Georg Schmid estimated, in his book Churches, Sects, Religions ,

777-775: The Main runs through the valleys of the German Highlands. Its lower section crosses the Lower Main Lowlands ( Hanau-Seligenstadt Basin and northern Upper Rhine Plain ) to Wiesbaden , where it discharges into the Rhine . Major tributaries of the Main are the Regnitz , the Franconian Saale , the Tauber , and the Nidda . The name Main originates from Latin Moenis , Moenus or Menus . It

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814-663: The Roman Catholic Church, which is the predominant religion in Bavaria. In 2010, for example, Universal Life failed in a lawsuit before the Freiburg Administrative Court in which it sought to prohibit the Catholic Church from calling itself "Christian." Since Jesus in UL reading is believed to have rejected violence against humans and animals as well as ecclesiastical institutionalism, Universal Life , according to

851-470: The Second World War, in 1946, there were 4,302 inhabitants. Within town limits, 8,364 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 9,421 in 1987 and in 2000 10,803. On 1 July 2005, 9,034 inhabitants (76.5%) lived in the main town, and 2,773 (23.5%) in the six outlying centres. The total figure amounted to 11,807 inhabitants, of whom foreigners accounted for just under 8%. as of 1 January 2008 Marktheidenfeld

888-411: The first "inner words" after the death of her mother. After a year, she saw her dead mother appear during a spiritual meeting, and spoke to her. Wittek claimed to have experienced several apparitions later, including of a spiritual being named " Spiritual Teacher Brother Emmanuel". Finally, she met Christ himself. On 18 April 1987 Christ allegedly spoke in a great revelation, among other things, about

925-644: The first weekend in August, the charburners’ club stages its traditional charburners’ festival ( Köhlerfest ) in the outlying centre of Glasofen. In August, the Marktheidenfeld Folk Festival, the Laurenzi-Messe , takes place for ten days. The event's centrepiece is the Laurenzimarkt (market), which since 2007 has been on the bank of the Main. The Franck-Haus is a richly adorned townsman's house from

962-593: The following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Altfeld, Glasofen, Marienbrunn, Marktheidenfeld, Michelrieth, Oberwittbach and Zimmern. Heidenfeld may have arisen during the Frankish taking of the land in the early 8th century. Already by 855 a place by that name was mentioned as belonging to the Holzkirchen Monastery, which from this time belonged to the Fulda Abbey . The Counts of Wertheim, who were

999-443: The group are propagated by Radio Santec of Marktheidenfeld through three TV stations, Die Neue Zeit TV, Sender Neu Jerusalem and Sophia TV, transmitted from SES Astra 1KR satellite at the 19.2° East orbital position. They operate agricultural establishments, which farm according to the principles of organic farming . However, these establishments are not officially connected to Universal Life. Gabriele Wittek claims to have heard

1036-725: The house is used for exhibitions. Permanent exhibits include the "world’s smallest library", a collection of miniature books from Valentin Kaufmann's legacy, a demonstration smithy, an old smith's workshop built in the courtyard, and an information room on painter and artistic craftsman Hermann Gradl's life and works. Saint Lawrence's Church ( St.-Laurentius-Kirche ) has been rebuilt and renovated for more than 700 years. Overall, four major stages of construction, in Romanesque , Gothic , Baroque and Baroque Revival styles, respectively, can be discerned. Its features include mediaeval frescoes in

1073-504: The late 16th century, 630 in 1633 and by the end of the Thirty Years' War , in 1648, possibly 500 to 550. In 1673 the figure had risen again to some 700, and about 1,100 people lived in Marktheidenfeld by 1720. In 1920, after the First World War , 2,058 inhabitants lived in Marktheidenfeld, in 1925, this had shrunk slightly to 2,030, but had risen again to 2,232 in 1933. The population had further grown by 1938 to 2,687 inhabitants. After

1110-594: The monastery's Vögte also managed in the late 13th century to secure the same office over Heidenfeld. In 1397, Marktheidenfeld was first described as a town ( oppidum ). Between 1522 and 1530, the Reformation was introduced by Georg II into the County of Wertheim , and thereby also into Marktheidenfeld. After a period in which Catholic and Protestant worship co-existed, the majority turned to Protestantism. The town also experienced an economic boom at that time. However, due to

1147-500: The municipal area, serves as an Autobahn feeder road. A well-developed bus network run by the Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Main-Spessart ("Main-Spessart Local Transport Company") links the town and its environs. Within town runs a bus. There is a glider airfield in the outlying centre of Altfeld. Main (river) The Main ( German pronunciation: [ˈmaɪn] ) is the longest tributary of

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1184-616: The number of members to be 100,000 worldwide, including 4,000 in Germany. Other estimates claim 10,000 members worldwide, with 3000 in the Würzburg region. The association Universelles Leben e.V. has around 500 members. The inner circle, who live in communities in the Würzburg region and work on farms, calls itself the "Covenant Community of the New Jerusalem". The activities of Universal Life are concentrated in Bavaria. The organisation

1221-755: The old town with historic timber-frame houses, the Main Promenade, the marketplace with the Fischerbrunnen (fountain), and the Kreuzbergkapelle ( chapel ), consecrated in 1890. This stands on its namesake mountain, the Kreuzberg, and can be reached by a Way of the Cross . Since 1 May 2020, Thomas Stamm (CSU) has been the mayor. Apportionment of the 24 seats (2008-2014 electoral period) The town's arms might be described thus: Argent, in base water azure, thereupon

1258-829: The predecessor of the German Empire . The river course also corresponds with the Speyer line isogloss between Central and Upper German dialects, sometimes mocked as Weißwurstäquator . The Main-Radweg is a major German bicycle path alongside the river. Approximately 600 kilometres long (370 mi), it is the first long-distance instance awarded 5 stars by the General German Bicycle Club ( ADFC ) in 2008. It starts from Creußen or Bischofsgrün and ends in Mainz . Universal Life Universal Life ( German : Universelles Leben , unofficially abbreviated UL )

1295-661: The river is rather narrow on many of the upper reaches, navigation with larger vessels and push convoys requires great skill. The largest cities along the Main are Frankfurt am Main , Offenbach am Main and Würzburg . The Main also passes the following towns: Burgkunstadt , Lichtenfels , Bad Staffelstein , Eltmann , Haßfurt , Schweinfurt , Volkach , Kitzingen , Marktbreit , Ochsenfurt , Karlstadt , Gemünden , Lohr , Marktheidenfeld , Wertheim , Miltenberg , Obernburg , Erlenbach/Main , Aschaffenburg , Seligenstadt , Hainburg , Hanau , Hattersheim , Flörsheim , and Rüsselsheim . The river has gained enormous importance as

1332-538: The total length of the river. The 16 locks in the adjacent Rhine-Main-Danube Canal and the Danube itself are of the same dimensions. There are 34 weirs and locks along the 380 km navigable portion of the Main, from the confluence with the Regnitz near Bamberg, to the Rhine. Most of the weirs or dams along the Main also have turbines for power generation. Tributaries from source to mouth: Left Right Around Frankfurt are several large inland ports. Because

1369-426: Was flanked each side by two digits of the year 1846 (the bridge's building date), that the arches were round rather than segmented and had no keystones, and that the mullet (star shape) was Or (golden) rather than azure (blue). The water was also "proper", meaning that it was shown in natural colour. The current form of the coat of arms has been used since 1930, but was not actually conferred until 1965. Marktheidenfeld

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