Tauberbischofsheim
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Location of Tauberbischofsheim within Main-Tauber-Kreis district  | ||
| Coordinates: 49°37′21″N 09°39′46″E / 49.62250°N 9.66278°ECoordinates: 49°37′21″N 09°39′46″E / 49.62250°N 9.66278°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart | |
| District | Main-Tauber-Kreis | |
| Subdivisions | 7 Stadtteile | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Wolfgang Vockel | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 69.31 km2 (26.76 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 183 m (600 ft) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 12,666 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 97941 | |
| Dialling codes | 09341 | |
| Vehicle registration | TBB (Main-Tauber-Kreis) | |
| Website | www.tauberbischofsheim.de | |
Tauberbischofsheim is a German town in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg on the river Tauber with a population of about 13,000. It is the capital of the Main-Tauber district.
The town was first mentioned in a biography of Saint Lioba in 836. It bears its name ("bishop's place") due to its close relation to bishop Saint Boniface. Boniface brought his relative Lioba to the town around 735, where she became abbess of a monastery. To distinguish the town from other towns named Bischofsheim, the name of the river Tauber was added to the name later.
Some relics of the medieval city wall, particularly a tower called Türmersturm can be viewed.
For many years the town was home to the Tauberbischofsheim altarpiece, a monumental piece of German renaissance art by Master Mathis now kept in the Karlsruhe Kunsthalle.
Tauberbischofsheim is famous for its fencers, who have won several Olympic medals and world championships.
People from Tauberbischofsheim
- Emil Beck, (1935 – 2006), national fencing team head coach of Germany during many Olympic games and world championships.[2]
- Thomas Bach, now a member of the IOC
References
- ↑ [Statistisches Bundesamt – Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (XLS-Datei; 4,0 MB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012"]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013.
- ↑ de:Emil Beck (Fechttrainer)
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