Marktbreit
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The Malerwinkel in Marktbreit
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Location of Marktbreit within Kitzingen district
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| Coordinates: 49°40′1″N 10°8′37″E / 49.66694°N 10.14361°ECoordinates: 49°40′1″N 10°8′37″E / 49.66694°N 10.14361°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken | |
| District | Kitzingen | |
| Municipal assoc. | Marktbreit | |
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| • Mayor | Erich Hegwein (CSU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 20.15 km2 (7.78 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 3,834 | |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 97338–97340 | |
| Dialling codes | 09332 | |
| Vehicle registration | KT | |
| Website | www.marktbreit.de | |
Marktbreit am Main is a town in the district of Kitzingen in the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated at the most southern point of the Main river. Marktbreit is the birthplace of Alois Alzheimer who first identified the symptoms of what is now known as Alzheimer's Disease. With its suburb Gnodstadt, Marktbreit has around 3,700 inhabitants.
The town of Marktbreit is located in the district of Kitzingen, in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria. Its territory lies on the left bank of the Main river, at the river's southernmost bend. The town of Kitzingen lies upriver, while downriver are Ochsenfurt and Würzburg.
Marktbreit is located on the southwestern edge of the district, where it borders on the districts of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim and Würzburg.
The town has two Stadtteile: Marktbreit and Gnodstadt.
The municipality borders on (from the north clockwise): Marktsteft, Obernbreit, Martinsheim, Oberickelsheim, Ochsenfurt, Frickenhausen am Main and Segnitz.
Near Markbreit, the site of a large Roman legionary fortress (or castrum legionarium) known locally as the Römerlager Marktbreit, was discovered in 1985 and celebrated as a minor scientific sensation because it was never suspected that a legionary fortress was built so far north in enemy territory. It was built in Augustan times in enemy territory beyond the "Limes" frontier in preparation for an invasion of the rest of Germany.
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