Geiselwind Travel Guide
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Geiselwind Overview
Geiselwind is a market town with 2323 inhabitants in Lower Franconia (Bavaria) in the district of Kitzingen (Kitzingen vacation rentals | Kitzingen travel guide) in Germany. Literal translations may render its name into English as hostage wind
. In this case, Geisel
means a special form of a whip, not a hostage.
Geiselwind is today in the governmental district of Lower Franconia (Würzburg). Up to the administrative reform Geiselwind still belonged to the governmental district of Middle Franconia. On the edge of the town area is the Dreifrankenstein (page in German) (= Three-Franconia stone), where the governmental districts of Lower Franconia and Middle Franconia and Upper Franconia all meet. The following areas belong to Geiselwind: Burggrub, Dürrnbuch, Ebersbrunn, Füttersee, Geiselwind, Gräfenneuses, Holzberndorf, Ilmenau, Langenberg, Rehweiler, Wasserberndorf, Freihaslach.
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Things to See in Geiselwind
Kaiser oak in Füttersee
Stiftung Parlor at the cemetery in Geiselwind, redesigned in 2006 by installation of three bronze relief panels of the stonemason and master sculptor Andrew Fenn from broad market on behalf of the Cross-Reinleins Foundation
St. Matthew Church in Rehweiler, it is the only church hall in Bavaria.
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Maps and Driving Directions to Geiselwind
Travel Insider Tips for Geiselwind
I remember when I was a little kid, my parents would bring me to the big adventure park in Geiselwind once or twice a year, awesome place.
Shared by Heike Pinto Mitschke, Dec 2009
We were in Geiselwind in July. The kids loved it! Especially the 4-D theatre.
Shared by Ruth Reichert, Dec 2009
Geiselwind
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Related Sites
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- Homepage of Geiselwind: Geiselwind (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Geiselwind
More about the History of Geiselwind
The name Geiselwind can be dated to the 8th century AD. At this time by decree of the German emperor, Wends were settled in the Frankish area. Geiselwind market in today's Lower Franconia belonged to the sovereign Grafschaft of Schwarzenberg. With the Rheinbundakte in 1806 the place was included in Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria, today's municipality developed with the municipality edict of 1818.
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What makes this Live Like a German Geiselwind Travel Guide special...
This Geiselwind travel guide provides you with an overview of Geiselwind, Geiselwind pictures, and a local travel guide that suggests many special trips, unique activities, and vacation ideas, that you can't find in a typical Germany travel guide.
Some of this information is compiled from popular and well-known sources (e.g., such as Wikipedia, Wikitravel, and great pictures from Flickr). However, what makes this Germany travel guide special is that most of the travel suggestions and insider tips are provided by local residents, property owners, and our readers, who share and submit their travel tips with us. All submissions are then editorially reviewed to ensure high quality. All this information is logically organized within this destination guide to make it easy for you to find things quickly.
In addition, the Geiselwind destination guide features restaurant recommendations, restaurant reviews, where to go for grocery shopping, sports activities, getting around, cultural events and highlights, entertainment, and health related information - so you are informed for your travel to Germany, and you can learn about all the cool things you can do during your Germany vacation!
