Randersacker
{{Infobox German location
|image_photo = Randersacker im nebel.jpg
|image_caption = Randersacker on a foggy summer morning
|image_coa = DEU Randersacker COA.svg
|coordinates = {{coord|49|45|32|N|09|58|58|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Randersacker in WÜ.svg
|state = Bavaria
|region = Lower Franconia
|district = Würzburg
|elevation = 172-280
|area = 16.20
|postal_code = 97236
|area_code = 0931
|licence = WÜ
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 6 79 175
|website = [https://www.randersacker.de/ www.randersacker.de]
|mayor = Michael Sedelmayer[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
|leader_term = 2023–29
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Randersacker is a market town and municipality in Lower Franconia, a part of Bavaria, Germany. With its long tradition in wine making, Randersacker is a well-known wine places of Germany.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020|reason=I've never heard of it although I'm German - maybe my fault, but a citation is needed nevertheless}} It lies in the Würzburg district, and adjoins to Würzburg boroughs Heidingsfeld, Rottenbauer, Sanderau and Frauenland and to the municipalities of Gerbrunn, Theilheim and Eibelstadt.
Geography
Randersacker is located in the south of Würzburg. This part of the Main is called {{lang|de|Maindreieck}}. The term refers to the course of the river, it looks similar to a triangle.
The city of Würzburg is about three miles away from the village center of Randersacker.
There are two subdistricts: Lindelbach and the main part Randersacker.
Geology
The ground of Randersacker consists of shellbearing limestone. Until the middle of the 20th century, the region was a centre of the quarry industry. There are still residues on top of some hills. An important historic monument is the museum-quarry near Lindelbach{{Cite web |url=http://www.randersacker-info.de/Steinbruch.htm |title=randersacker-info.de |website=www.randersacker-info.de |accessdate=14 December 2021}} with a well preserved crane.
History
The first written mention of a settlement on the location of Randersacker was in 779. It was the {{lang|de|Würzburger Markbeschreibung}} (report of Würzburg area). It reports that there were some vineyards on this ground.
The first mention of Randersacker was in 1123.
= Population =
- 1970 – 3,378
- 1987 – 3,507
- 2000 – 3,513
- 2009 – 3,435
Economy
The most important industries in Randersacker are viticulture and tourism. There are about 17 winemakers and several restaurants and hotels. Weingut Schmitt’s Kinder is a member of the Verband Deutscher Prädikatsweingüter (VDP).{{Cite web |url=https://www.vdp.de/de/die-winzer/franken/schmitts-kinder |title=VDP:VDP.Weingut Schmitt's Kinder |website=www.vdp.de |accessdate=14 December 2021}}
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Main sights
The Balthasar Neumann Pavilion is a pavilion designed and built by the famous architect Johann Balthasar Neumann about 1750. It is his smallest building and is completely preserved. Today the pavilion serves for representation purposes, weddings etc.
The church Sankt Stephanus is one of the most beautiful romanesque churches in Franconia. The steeple is about {{convert|30|m|ft}} high and was built in the 13th and 14th century.
The Zehnthof is an old manor in Randersacker.
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