Bischofsheim i.d.Rhön | |
Type: | Stadt |
Image Coa: | DEU Bischofsheim (Rhön) COA.svg |
Coordinates: | 50.4°N 11°W |
Image Plan: | Bischofsheim an der Rhön in NES.svg |
State: | Bayern |
Region: | Unterfranken |
District: | Rhön-Grabfeld |
Elevation: | 448 |
Area: | 67.72 |
Postal Code: | 97653 |
Area Code: | 09772 |
Licence: | NES |
Gemeindeschlüssel: | 09 6 73 117 |
Divisions: | 5 Stadtteile |
Website: | www.bischofsheim-rhoen.de |
Mayor: | Georg Seiffert[1] |
Leader Term: | 2022 - 28 |
Party: | CSU |
Bischofsheim in der Rhön (before January 2020: Bischofsheim an der Rhön) is a town in the district Rhön-Grabfeld, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated in the Rhön Mountains, 29 km southeast of Fulda.
Several originally separate villages became part of the town Bischofsheim. These are Frankenheim, Haselbach, Oberweißenbrunn, Unterweißenbrunn and Wegfurt.
In a document of the early 13th century Bischofsheim was first mentioned. The town is much older, probably 8th century. The name Bischofsheim (German: home of the bishop) indicates that the town was maybe founded by Saint Boniface. As Bischofsheim is situated between Fulda and the palatinate Salz, Boniface founded a settlement to rest on the way.