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4o8 GERMANY. [Wurzburg.
46. The upper-prefedturate and cent-amt of Kitzingen, in which is
Kitzinger!, a town, feated on the Mayn, and owing its rife to the noble
Benediäine nunnery which formerly flood here, being erected in the year
745, by Duke Pipiji and his daughter Adelheid; but on its fite at prefent
ftands an U'fuline nunnery, befides which here is alfo a Capuchin
cloyfter. In that part too now occupied by the inner town, was formerly
a place named Gottsfeld ; and the fuburbs, which were eredted in
the year 1524, are called Etwaß:aufe}i. The inhabitants of this place are
moftly Proteftants, and have had a church with two preachers to it ever
fince the year 1720 in the above-mentioned fuburb. Anciently this place
belonged to the Counts of Hohenlohe, of whom both the bifhopric of Wurzburg
and the Marggraves of Braiidenburg purchafed to themfelves a fliare
therein. In 1443, Wurzburg mortgaged its fhare in the town to the
Marggraves of Brandenburg-Anfpacb for the fum of 39, 100 florins; which
mortgage it wanted to redeem again in the year 1629, but an agreement
betwixt them did not take place till 1672 ; and in 1684 was made a new
agreement, by virtue of which Brandenhurg-Anfpach ceded the whole town
to Wurzburg. In 1266, a battle was fought at this place betwixt the
troops of Wurzburg and thofe of Henneberg. Kitzingen produces a good
growth of wine.
Mayn-Stockheim, Sulzfeld and five other places.
47. The cent-amt of Butthard ; in which is
Butthard, a market-town, together with fix other places.
48. The cent-amt of Aub, containing
Aub, a fmall town, in which was formerly a BenediSline provoflfhip belonging
to the cloyfter of St. Burchard in Wurzburg:
Walkerß:ofen and feven other places. .
49. The upper-prefe6turate and cent-amt of Rottingen, containing
Rottingen, a fmall town, feated on the Tauber, and which, in the year
1340, was purchafed of the Counts oi Hohenlohe.
Konigßxfen, a village, and thirteen other places.
Rem. The citadel and feigniory of Reigehberg, concerning which follows
a particular fedlion below, is alfo reckoned in this prefedturate.
it
50- The upper-prefedlurate and cent-amt of Jaxtberg, in which is
Jaxtbeig, a fmall town, or rather only a market-town, with a citadel in
feated on the river Jaxt.
Mulfingen and feven other places.
51. The upp>er-prefedlurate and cent-amt of Laud A, in which is
Lauda, a fmall town and citadel, feated on the Jaxt, and which came,
in the year 11 69,
to the bifhopric.
Diejielhaufen, noted for a growth of very good wine, and five other
places.
52. The upper-prefedurate and cent-amt of Grunsfeld, containing
Grunsfeld,