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The Vogelsburg is an ancient monastery located just above the loop of the river Main. The site has been inhabited since the Stone Age. The first monastery was founded here in the 15th century. It has been destroyed and rebuilt again. In the 19th century, during the secularization, the monastery was closed down. After many changes in ownership, the building is now owned by the Foundation “Juliusspital Würzburg”, which dates back to the 16th century. To support the charitable work of the foundation, the founder endowed the Juliusspital with several vineyards. Nowadays, the Juliusspital – still a charitable foundation – is the second-largest winery in Germany.
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Wikipedia: Franconia (German: Franken) is a region of Germany comprising the northern parts of the modern state of Bavaria, a small part of southern Thuringia, and a region in northeastern Baden-Württemberg called Heilbronn-Franken. The Bavarian part is made up of the administrative regions of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken), Middle Franconia (Mittelfranken), and Upper Franconia (Oberfranken).Franconia (like France) is named after the Germanic tribe of the Franks. This tribe played a major role after the breakdown of the Roman Empire and colonised large parts of medieval Europe.Modern day Franconia comprises only a very tiny and rather remote part of the settlement area of the ancient Franks. In German, Franken is used for both modern day Franconians and the historic Franks, which leads to some confusion. The historic Frankish Empire, Francia, is actually the common precursor of the Low Countries, France and Germany. In 843 the Treaty of Verdun led to the partition of Francia into West Francia (modern day France), Middle Francia (from the Low Countries along the Rhine valley to northern Italy) and East Francia (modern day Germany). Frankreich, the German word for "France", and Frankrijk, the Dutch word for "France"; literally mean "the Frankish Empire".
