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Seßlach

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Sesslach Stadttor04 GK 2019  Seßlach - baroque bridge over the Rodach River
Seßlach - baroque bridge over the Rodach River.

Seßlach, the "Upper Franconian Rothenburg", seems to have remained untouched by time. The medieval town centre is surrounded by a completely preserved town wall with three gates that are closed at weekends. Then it is only possible to walk through the town and visitors can enjoy the flair of bygone days undisturbed. Because of its very special atmosphere, Seßlach was also one of the filming locations for the movies "Luther" and "Robber Hotzenplotz".

The Kommunbrauhaus is one of the few still active community breweries in Germany. Here the beer is brewed according to the brewing law that has existed since 1335 and must be collected in barrels, cans or buckets.

First mentioned in writing in 837, Seßlach fell to the bishopric of Würzburg in 1120, from whose rule it tried to break away several times. In the process, the village was destroyed in 1244 during a conflict between Duke Otto VIII of Merania and the diocese of Würzburg. In 1335, Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian granted the town and fortification rights. Once again opposed to the Wuerzburg diocese, Sesslach joined the League of Eleven Towns in 1399 in an attempt to gain immediacy within the empire, but this was crushed in the Battle of Bergtheim in 1400. The struggle for more independence in the Peasants' War of 1525 also ended tragically for the town, as the bishop of Würzburg had five ringleaders beheaded in the market square. In 1632 the town was devastated in the Thirty Years' War. In 1810, Seßlach fell to the Kingdom of Bavaria.

In Seßlach you can also follow the footsteps of the world poet and orientalist Friedrich Rückert. In 1805, the poet, who was born in Schweinfurt, began studying law in Würzburg. But he soon hates the dry material. Rückert revolted against his father's authority for the first time and finally turned to philology in 1808. It was the time when he spent his semester break in Seßlach, where his father had been transferred in 1807. Johann Adam Rückert worked here as a Würzburg official until 1809; the family lived in the official building on Maximiliansplatz. The 20-year-old Friedrich puts the local legend of the "irrglöcklein" (today in a roof turret on the town hall) into rhyme.

Seßlach commemorates the poet Friedrich Rückert with the “Rückert garden” (in the entrance to Geyersberg Castle) and a memorial plaque on the family home.

Sesslach Altstadt GK 2019  Seßlach - Old Town
Seßlach - Old Town.
Sesslach Stadttor03 GK 2019  Seßlach - Hattersdorf Gate
Seßlach - Hattersdorf Gate.
Sesslach Poertnerhof01 GK 2019  Seßlach - Pörtnerhof in the Luitpold Street
Seßlach - Pörtnerhof in the Luitpold Street.
Sesslach Gastronomie01 GK 2019  Seßlach - Maximilian Place
Seßlach - Maximilian Place.
Sesslach Kirchenmauer GK 2019  Seßlach - St. John's Church and Old Schoolhouse
Seßlach - St. John's Church and Old Schoolhouse.
Sesslach Stadttore GK 2019  Seßlach - city wall with Rothenberg Gate
Seßlach - city wall with Rothenberg Gate.
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