Aub: Apartments and Holiday Homes

The surrounding area of Aub is home to Brauneck, Gnötzheim Castle, Karlsberg and Rippach Tower. You can rent a holiday apartment in Aub.

Landscape

The immediate surroundings of Aub include the Geiwitzenbrunnen and the Leonhardsbrunnen.

The wider regional area around Aub includes the private weather station in Weberdorf and Bullenheimer Berg. The private weather station in Weberdorf can be a specific point of interest for travelers interested in weather observation.

Aub lies in the Gollach Valley, which is cut into the undulating upland plain of the fertile Ochsenfurt Gau between the Main and Tauber rivers.

Culture

Aub preserves a medieval townscape with half-timbered houses featuring steep gables.

The largely preserved hospital complex in Aub houses the Franconian Hospital Museum. It includes a restored hospital church and adjoining exhibition rooms that present the history of caring for older and sick people.

The ensemble of Aub's market square comprises a late Gothic town hall, a Baroque Marian column, as well as numerous stately half-timbered and bourgeois houses.

Aub's parish church contains a Crucifixion group by Tilman Riemenschneider.

Aub is home to a former hunting lodge of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg, which can be viewed from the outside.

Water

The Gollach river area in Aub includes a riverside landscape known as Klein Venedig.

Geographical Classification

Aub lies in the Bavarian district of Würzburg at an elevation of 310 meters above sea level.

History

Aub is associated with the early settlement history of Main Franconia. Settlement traces linked to the Großromstedt culture have been identified in Baldersheim, including in the Staffelsbrunn area.

A process of Frankization is described for the Tauber region, which continued until the 6th century.

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