Southern Germany, including Wurtemberg and Bavaria: handbook for travellers . SCHfoTBTTSCE. I : 3 \\,iftn- Debet, to Nuremberg. WURZBUBG, 14. Route. 65 Wiirzburg (575 ft.; 61,032 inhab., 10,000 Prot.), the ancientcapital of an episcopal principality, and now that of the Bavarianprovince of Unterfranken or Lower Franconia, is charmingly situ-ated in the vine-clad valley of the Main. The inner and older partof the town, of which churches and ecclesiastical buildings formthe chief feature, is encircled with well-kept promenades, nearly3 M. in length, while the modern quarters, incl
Southern Germany, including Wurtemberg and Bavaria: handbook for travellers . SCHfoTBTTSCE. I : 3 \\,iftn- Debet, to Nuremberg. WURZBUBG, 14. Route. 65 Wiirzburg (575 ft.; 61,032 inhab., 10,000 Prot.), the ancientcapital of an episcopal principality, and now that of the Bavarianprovince of Unterfranken or Lower Franconia, is charmingly situ-ated in the vine-clad valley of the Main. The inner and older partof the town, of which churches and ecclesiastical buildings formthe chief feature, is encircled with well-kept promenades, nearly3 M. in length, while the modern quarters, including the new uni-versity buildings, present a bright and handsome appearance. Wiirzburg is one of the most venerable cities in Germany, havingbeen the seat of a bishop since 741, when Burkardus, the first bishop,was consecrated by St. Boniface. The bishops soon attained to greatwealth and power, and were created dukes of Franconia in 1120, a dig-nity confirmed to them by Emp. Frederick I. in 1168. Down to 1803,when Wiirzburg was incorporated with Bavaria, the principality wasgoverned by an unbroken line of these bishop-pr
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