Veitshöchheim

Veitshöchheim (German pronunciation: [faɪ̯t͡sˈhøːçhaɪ̯m]) is a municipality in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Main, 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Würzburg. Veitshöchheim has a population just under 10,000. It includes two villages: Veitshöchheim and Gadheim^[3]

Veitshöchheim
Municipality
Schloss Veitshöchheim
Coat of arms
Location of Veitshöchheim within Würzburg district
Veitshöchheim Show map of Germany Veitshöchheim Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°49′58″N 9°52′54″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Würzburg
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Jürgen Götz[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation	281 m (922 ft)
Lowest elevation	167 m (548 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,671
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97209
Dialling codes	0931
Vehicle registration	WÜ
Website	www.veitshoechheim.de

Attractions

Statuary in the gardens at Schloss Veitshöchheim

Schloss Veitshöchheim

Schloss Veitshöchheim [de] is located in the town. This summer palace of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg was built in 1680–82, and was enlarged to its present appearance in 1753 by Balthasar Neumann. The gardens were redesigned for Prince-Bishop Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim (1755–1779), with lakes and waterworks, and filled with hundreds of allegorical sandstone sculptures from the workshops of the court sculptors Ferdinand Tietz and Johann Peter Wagner.

Infrastructure

Transport

Veitshöchheim has a railway station near the Schloss with a former royal pavilion.

Partner towns

• Rotava, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic^[4]
• Pont-l'Évêque, Calvados, France^[5]