Pfarrgasse 6
The oldest document mentioning this building dates from 1646. At that time, it was a swineherd’s home. The house may very well be even older. The supporting buildings date from 1607 and 1608 respectively. The overhead construction may be as old or even older, since it would have been extremely difficult at that time to […]
First Synagogue
Nr. on the small map: 12 (Miltenberg) Around 1290, the first synagogue was built. It is one of the oldest sacred Jewish buildings of Europe that has retained its original stonework. Inside the Museum Stadt Miltenberg, you can look at the only salvaged interior fitting: The pediment of the Torah. Sadly, the synagogue is not […]
Former Superior Bailiwick (Oberamt „Adelshof“)
Nr. on the small map: 11 (Miltenberg) The former Oberamt (Superior Bailiwick) was originally an aristocratic court. In its present appearance it dates back to the family Lords of Fechenbach, approximately in 1679. After 1730, it became bailiwick of Mainz, later an official building with different designations until 1964. A medieval tower […]
House of the Bischoff Family
The tanning family Bischoff moved from Amorbach to Miltenberg in 1669. Here, in the Schwarzviertel, they successfully ran their business. The tanning pits were outside the city walls, near the river Main. In the 18th century they also owned a bark mill on the river Mud. They were also quite successfull as a kind of […]
Bann Haus
Nr. on the small map: 10 (Miltenberg) From the 13th century until 1780, the old Bann House used to be a customs office for Mainz. In its courtyard there are remains of the oldest town wall of Miltenberg. During the Second Margrave War the building was destroyed in 1552. The Archbishop of Mainz, Daniel Brendel […]
Mikvah
Nr. on the small map: 9 (Miltenberg) This narrow, four-storey building with decorative framework was built in the late 16th century.In the cellar there is a former mikvah. Mikvah is Hebrew for „collection of water“, however, the word is mainly used for a bath serving the purpose of ritual immersion in Judaism. The water must […]
“Schwarzviertel” (“Black Quarter”)
Nr. on the small map: 8 (Miltenberg)The Schwarzviertel (black quarter) is the oldest part of Miltenberg with a lot of beautiful half-timbered houses, located between the Schwertfeger Gate and the market square. The mountain Greinberg casts its shadow onto the Schwarzviertel, so that in winter the sun barely reaches the ground; hence its name. In […]