Castell, Bavaria

Castell
View of Castell from the north
Coat of arms
Castell
Location of Castell within Kitzingen district
Coordinates: 49°45′N 10°20′E / 49.750°N 10.333°E / 49.750; 10.333Coordinates: 49°45′N 10°20′E / 49.750°N 10.333°E / 49.750; 10.333
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Kitzingen
Municipal assoc.	Wiesentheid
Government
• Mayor	Jochen Kramer
Area
• Total	22.93 km2 (8.85 sq mi)
Elevation	317 m (1,040 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	819
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	97355
Dialling codes	09325
Vehicle registration	KT
Website	www.castell-gemeinde.de

Castell is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. It was the seat of the Counts of Castell. Today it is part of the municipal association Wiesentheid. It has around 800 inhabitants.

Castell is located on the western slope of the Mittelgebirge Steigerwald in the district of Kitzingen of the Franconia region. Its territory borders on that of Oberscheinfeld, located in the neighbouring district of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim.

Castell has seven Ortsteile: Castell, Forsthaus, Geiersmühle, Greuth (), Gründleinsmühle, Trautberg () and Wüstenfelden ().

The municipal territory was 2,292 hectares in 2013, of which 1,162 ha were accounted for by forest and 936 by agricultural use. Settlement and transport areas total just 168 ha.

Castell borders on (clockwise from the north) Abtswind, Geiselwind, Oberscheinfeld, Iphofen, Wiesenbronn and Rüdenhausen.

Castell was first mentioned in the foundation charter of Megingaudshausen Abbey (later moved to Münsterschwarzach), dated 816.

In 1091, a noble named Rupert refers to himself in a document from the Diocese of Würzburg as de Castello, marking the first use of the name. From 1202, the lords of Castell held the rank of Graf (count), after 1228 with the supplement dei gratia ("by the grace of god").