Dorfprozelten

Dorfprozelten
Aerial picture of Dorfprozelten from the north
Coat of arms
Dorfprozelten
Location of Dorfprozelten within Miltenberg district
Coordinates: 49°47′N 9°23′E / 49.783°N 9.383°E / 49.783; 9.383Coordinates: 49°47′N 9°23′E / 49.783°N 9.383°E / 49.783; 9.383
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Miltenberg
Government
• Mayor	Dietmar Wolz (FW)
Area
• Total	10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Elevation	141 m (463 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	1,761
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	97904
Dialling codes	09392
Vehicle registration	MIL
Website	www.dorfprozelten.de

Dorfprozelten is a municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. It is one of the oldest settlements on the Lower Main. Sandstone quarrying was a major industry once. The village has also long been known as the home of people involved in inland (river) navigation. Today, Dorfprozelten has a population of close to 1,800.

Dorfprozelten lies on the right bank of the river Main between Miltenberg and Wertheim on the southern edge of the Mittelgebirge Spessart.

The community has only the Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area) of Dorfprozelten.

Dorfprozelten borders on (clockwise from the north): Eschau, Stadtprozelten, Wertheim (Baden-Württemberg), Freudenberg (Baden-Württemberg) and Collenberg.

A church was built here in 1009 by Willigis, Archbishop of Mainz. In 1012, Dorfprozelten had its first documentary mention under the name Brotselden or Bradselden. There are various explanations for the name's origin.

Previously ruled by the Archbishop of Mainz, with the 1803 Reichsdeputationshauptschluss Dorfprozelten became a part of Prince Primate von Dalberg's newly formed Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which it passed in 1814 (by this time it had become a department of the Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) to the Kingdom of Bavaria.