Amorbach

Amorbach (German: [ˈaːmoːɐ̯ˌbax] ⓘ) is a town in the Miltenberg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany, with some 4,000 inhabitants.

As a result of the 1803 German Mediatisation the Archbishopric of Mainz was secularized, and Amorbach became the residence town of the short-lived Principality of Leiningen.

The following settlements have been amalgamated with the town: Today Amorbach relies on the tourist business with its state recognition as a climatic spa (Luftkurort) and its many Baroque buildings.

The design was based on plans by Anselm Franz von Ritter zu Groenesteyn, building work was supervised by his apprentice Alexander Jakob Schmidt.

Ceiling frescoes by Johannes Zick show the lives of St. Gangolf (Gangulphus) and Saint Sebastian as well as King David as the "father" of Solomon's Temple.

Originally built to store tithes in the form of produce for the prince, it was – after extensive remodelling in the 1960s – run as a cinema.

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Map of the Principality of Leiningen
Possible appearance of Amorbach Abbey in 1735
Abbey church
St. Gangolf
Berger Collection with teapot museum
The yearly Mother’s Day Gangolfsritt
Karl zu Leiningen ( c. 1835 )
Princess Feodora of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1838)
Coat of Arms of Miltenberg district
Coat of Arms of Miltenberg district