Franconian Circle

Schweinfurt ( , ; ) is a town in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the surrounding Schweinfurt district (Landkreis), and a major industrial, cultural and educational hub. The urban agglomeration has 100,200 (2018) and the city's catchment area, including the Main-Rhön region and parts of South Thuringia, 759,000 inhabitants.

town in Germany

city in Bavaria, Germany

municipality in Germany

municipality in Bavaria, Germany

municipality in Main-Tauber-Kreis, Germany

seat of Odenwaldkreis and town in Hesse, Germany

municipality in Landkreis Forchheim in Germany

Welzheim () is a town in the Rems-Murr district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 35 km east of Stuttgart, and 15 km northwest of Schwäbisch Gmünd. Welzheim has 11,239 (2005) inhabitants and is located in the 'Welzheimer Wald', a forest in the north-east of Württemberg.

Wiesentheid is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany.

Seinsheim is a municipality in the district of Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. It is best known for its connection with the comital Seinsheim family (german), which died out in 1958 except for the princely House of Schwarzenberg branch of the family.

Immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Hohenzollerns as part of Brandenburg-Ansbach, member of the Franconian Circle

Immediate territory of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Hohenzollerns as part of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, member of the Franconian Circle

noble family

Administrative circle of the Holy Roman Empire in Franconia, existed from 1500 to 1806

Ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire (1007–1802)

battle of the thrity years'war, 1632

thumb|Arms of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg thumb|Arms of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Löwenstein-Wertheim was a county of the Holy Roman Empire, part of the Franconian Circle. It was formed from the counties of Löwenstein (based in the town of Löwenstein) and Wertheim (based in the town of Wertheim am Main) and from 1488 until 1806 ruled by the House of Löwenstein-Wertheim who are morganatic descendants (and the most senior line) of the Palatinate branch of the House of Wittelsbach.

Ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg (1168–1803)

Ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt

quasi-independent city state within the Holy Roman Empire, 1219–1806

European polity

(1362-1437)