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Rhön-Grabfeld
District
FlagCoat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Lower Franconia
Capital	Bad Neustadt
Government
• District admin.	Thomas Habermann (CSU)
Area
• Total	1,022 km (395 sq mi)
Population
• Total	80,544
• Density	79/km (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NES, MET
Website	www.rhoen-grabfeld.de

Rhön-Grabfeld is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the southeast and clockwise) the districts of Hassberge, Schweinfurt and Bad Kissingen, and the states of Hesse (district Fulda) and Thuringia (districts Schmalkalden-Meiningen and Hildburghausen).

History

In medieval times the region was a part of the Bishopric of Würzburg. When the clerical states of Germany were dissolved in 1803, it fell to Bavaria. The district of Rhön-Grabfeld was established in 1972, when the former districts of Bad Neustadt, Königshofen and Mellrichstadt were merged.

Geography

The district consists of two distinct areas: The eastern parts of the Rhön mountains and the Bavarian portion of Grabfeld.

Grabfeld is a fertile region south of the Rhön mountains. Literally it means "digfield". According to local legend a queen once lost her beloved ring in the Grabfeld. She ordered her servants to dig up the whole area. When the ring was found, she was relieved and ordered a royal estate to be built where it was found. Later this estate became the city of Königshofen.

The source of the Fränkische Saale is located in the district. The river runs through the district from north to south.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

• a crown representing the Grabfeld legend
• a wavy line representing the Saale River
• three summit crosses representing the mountains of the Rhön

Towns and municipalities

References

1. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).

External links

• Official website (German)

v t e Towns and municipalities in Rhön-Grabfeld
Aubstadt Bad Königshofen Bad Neustadt Bastheim Bischofsheim in der Rhön Burglauer Fladungen Großbardorf Großeibstadt Hausen Hendungen Herbstadt Heustreu Höchheim Hohenroth Hollstadt Mellrichstadt Niederlauer Nordheim vor der Rhön Oberelsbach Oberstreu Ostheim Rödelmaier Saal an der Saale Salz Sandberg Schönau an der Brend Sondheim Stockheim Strahlungen Sulzdorf Sulzfeld Trappstadt Unsleben Willmars Wollbach Wülfershausen

50°20′N 10°15′E / 50.33°N 10.25°E / 50.33; 10.25

• Districts of Bavaria
• Rhön-Grabfeld
• Rhön Mountains
• Lower Franconia