Hafenlohr

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Hafenlohr

Location of Hafenlohr within Main-Spessart district

Coordinates: 49°52′N 9°36′E / 49.867°N 9.600°ECoordinates: 49°52′N 9°36′E / 49.867°N 9.600°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Thorsten Schwab (CSU)

Area

• Total

11.33 km² (4.37 sq mi)

Elevation

170 m (560 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

1,860

• Density

160/km² (430/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

97840

09391

MSP

Website

www.hafenlohr.de

Hafenlohr is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (Administrative Community) of Marktheidenfeld.

Hafenlohr lies in the Würzburg Region, roughly 3 km from Marktheidenfeld. It is located on the confluence of the rivers Hafenlohr and Main.

The community has the following Gemarkungen (traditional rural cadastral areas): Hafenlohr, Windheim, Fürstlich Löwenstein'scher Park.

Hafenlohr was mentioned first in 1324 but its origins (and those of Windheim just to the northwest) probably go back to around the year 1000. It was a centre of the pottery industry. The area was property of the Kloster Neustadt since the late 8th century. From the mid-12th century it belonged to the Counts of Rieneck until their male line died out in 1333 and the property reverted to the Hochstift of the Bishop of Würzburg.

As part of the Oberamt of Rothenfels of the Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg, Hafenlohr passed at Secularization to the Counts of Löwenstein-Wertheim. By mediatization in 1806 it passed to the Principality of Aschaffenburg, with which it passed in 1814 to Bavaria. In the course of administrative reform in Bavaria, the current community came into being with the Gemeindeedikt (“Municipal Edict”) of 1818.

Within town limits, 1,804 inhabitants were counted in 1970, 1,721 in 1987 and in 2000 1,877.

The mayor is Thorsten Schwab (CSU), reelected in 2014 with 87% of the vote.

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