Großrinderfeld

Großrinderfeld is a municipality in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located between Tauberbischofsheim and Würzburg.

Großrinderfeld
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Großrinderfeld within Main-Tauber-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 49°39′53″N 09°44′05″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Main-Tauber-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2019–27)	Johannes Leibold[1]
Area
• Total	56.28 km2 (21.73 sq mi)
Elevation	311 m (1,020 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,073
• Density	72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97950
Dialling codes	09349 / 09344
Vehicle registration	TBB, MGH
Website	www.grossrinderfeld.de

Großrinderfeld consists of the four villages of Großrinderfeld, Gerchsheim, Schönfeld and Ilmspan.

History

• Until 1803, Großrinderfeld belonged to the "Kurfürstentum Mainz", then it became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden
• On 25 July 1866 the area of Großrinderfeld and the village Gerchsheim were the place of one of the last combats of the Austro-Prussian War. The Prussians there defeated troops of the South-German allies of Austria during the Campaign of the Main.^[3]
• In 1975 the three villages of Gerchsheim, Schönfeld und Ilmspan have been merged with Großrinderfeld to form greater Großrinderfeld