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Wurzburg, Germany

Würzburg
Würzburg with cathedral and city hall
Würzburg with cathedral and city hall
Coat of arms of Würzburg
Coat of arms
Würzburg   is located in Germany
Würzburg
Würzburg
Coordinates: 49°47′N 9°56′E / 49.783°N 9.933°E / 49.783; 9.933Coordinates: 49°47′N 9°56′E / 49.783°N 9.933°E / 49.783; 9.933
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Franconia
District Urban district
Government
 • Mayor Christian Schuchardt (CDU)
Area
 • Total 87.63 km2 (33.83 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 124,873
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 97070–97084
Dialling codes 0931
Vehicle registration
Largest groups of foreign residents
Nationality Population (2014)
 Turkey 1,176
 Russia 821
 Italy 773
 Romania 759
 Ukraine 677
 Poland 547
 China 415
 United States 354
 Greece 323
 Austria 305

Würzburg (German pronunciation: [ˈvʏɐ̯tsbʊɐ̯k]; Main-Franconian: Wörtzburch) is a city in the region of Franconia, northern Bavaria, Germany. Located on the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian.

Würzburg lies about equidistant from Frankfurt am Main and from Nuremberg (each about 120 kilometers or 75 miles away). Although the city of Würzburg is not part of the Landkreis Würzburg, (i.e., district of Würzburg), it is the seat of the district's administration. The city has a population of around 124,000 people.

A Bronze Age (Urnfield culture) refuge castle stood on the site of the present Fortress Marienberg. The former Celtic territory was settled by the Alamanni in the 4th or 5th century, and by the Franks in the 6th to 7th. Würzburg was the seat of a Merovingian duke from about 650. It was Christianized in 686 by Irish missionaries Kilian, Kolonat and Totnan. The city is mentioned in a donation by Duke Hedan II to bishop Willibrord, dated 1 May 704, in castellum Virteburch. The Ravenna Cosmography lists the city as Uburzis at about the same time. The name is presumably of Celtic origin, but based on a folk etymological connection to the German word "herb, spice", the name was Latinized as Herbipolis in the medieval period.


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