Visiting Marktbreit

 Famous and much photographed "Malerwinkel" or Painter's Corner, with the town hall at center. 

(Click on any photo to see a larger view)

 The other side of Malerwinkel with the Rathaus or 

Town Hall at left. Part of this was destroyed in 

1945 during WWII

 St Georg on the side of the Town Hall 

 High water marks on the side of the Town Hall 

 Like many small towns in Germany, Marktbreit has been hurt by large, modern shopping centers with their easy parking and open, modern spaces. Shops in medieval towns can't compete. 

 The historic Zum Loewen (The Lion) Gasthaus and Hotel is the second oldest in Bavaria after "Zum Riesen" 
in Miltenberg am Main

 Downspout on the Loewen Hotel 

 View to the Loewen 

 Modern Art near the Rathaus 

 

Interesting old door bells on a house in the 

center of the town

 The old, 17th century brewery. It would be common for a town this size to have several. People in the old days didn't drink water - 
it was too dangerous.

 Flower shop in the center of town 

 The castle was built in the Renaissance, 1580, by the local ruler Georg Ludwig von Seinsheim as the 

town palace and home for widows.

 West side of the Stadt Schloss, facing the 
little market place

The tower of St. Nikolai, the Protestant Church, 
dominates the skyline of Marktbreit. 
In the foreground, a war memorial.

 Collection box from the year 1737 
inside the St. Nikolai Church

 Balcony at the rear of the church and some of the many scenes from the Bible which are on the back and 
north side of the church

 Scenes from what is called the 
"Armenbibel" (Poor Bible?)

 The tower and choir (front) of the church are much older than the rest of the building, dating from the early Gothic period (around 1200) notice the thickness of the wall, about five feet. The main part of the church was added in 

1438 and enlarged in 1590-96. During the so-called "Schwarzenberger Time" (This must be in 

reference to the ruling family of Marktbreit) the special reserved seating area was added. (Shown Below)

 Your ancestors were baptized here since 1569 
(date on the font)

 Before the Protestant Reformation 
this was a Catholic Church. 

This is where the bread and

wine would have been stored. 

 View of the town center from the east

 People would cheat the tax man by building each 
successive floorout from the one below, as you were 
taxed on space taken up on the ground. 
This system changed in the late 1500s. 

 Quiet, tourist-free Marktbreit 

 This tower, called the Flurersturm, was once the home of the "Kuhhirten" or cow herder. It was also the home of the "Flurer," an old word which has no modern

translation. (Something we can discover together in September) 

 Eastern Wall of the town, notice the little house 
built right on top of the wall, common in areas 
prone to flooding

 

A very old crane used to hoist cargo onto barges and rafts on the 

Main River, which flows right past Marktbreit

Panoramic view of the town from the east

See you soon in Marktbreit, Bavaria!