Marktbreit

Marktbreit am Main (German: [maʁktˈbʁaɪ̯t] ( listen)) is a town in Kitzingen in the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken in Bavaria, Germany. It is 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. With its suburb Gnodstadt [de], Marktbreit has about 3,700 residents.

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Coat of arms of Marktbreit
Location of Marktbreit within Kitzingen district
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Coordinates: 49°40′1″N 10°8′37″E / 49.66694°N 10.14361°E / 49.66694; 10.14361Coordinates: 49°40′1″N 10°8′37″E / 49.66694°N 10.14361°E / 49.66694; 10.14361
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionUnterfranken
DistrictKitzingen
Municipal assoc.Marktbreit
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Harald Kopp[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total20.15 km2 (7.78 sq mi)
Elevation
191 m (627 ft)
Population
 (2016-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,757
 • Density186.45/km2 (482.91/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97338–97340
Vehicle registrationKT
Websitewww.marktbreit.de
Marktbreit, view to the town from Segnitz

Geography

Place

Marktbreit is in Kitzingen, in Lower Franconia, Bavaria. Its territory is on the left bank of the Main river, at the river's southernmost curve. Kitzingen is upriver, while downriver are Ochsenfurt and Würzburg.

Marktbreit is on the southwestern edge of the district, where it borders on the districts of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim and Würzburg.

Subdivisions

The town has two Stadtteile: Marktbreit and Gnodstadt.

Neighbouring communities

The municipality borders on (from the north clockwise): Marktsteft, Obernbreit, Martinsheim, Oberickelsheim, Ochsenfurt, Frickenhausen am Main and Segnitz.

Marktbreit Media

References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Other websites

  Media related to Marktbreit at Wikimedia Commons

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