Landmarks & Sights in Miltenberg

Altes Rathaus

This Gothic ashlar sandstone building of 1378 began as a Mainz trading house and served Miltenberg as its town hall from 1814 to 1949.

Atonement Cross at the Heiligenwiesen (Wenschdorf)

A likely late-medieval sandstone cross beside the road from Wenschdorf to Monbrunn – a listed historic monument.

Ecksteinweg 1985

Memorial in Miltenberg, Miltenberg.

Gedenkstein

Memorial in Miltenberg, Miltenberg.

Gedenkstein für Förster Eichler

Memorial in Miltenberg, Miltenberg.

Hang Weg 1935

Memorial in Miltenberg, Miltenberg.

Heune Column

On the riverside promenade stands one of the last Heune columns – a multi-ton sandstone monolith cut near Miltenberg in the 11th century for Mainz Cathedral, yet never used.

Incorporation of Breitendiel

A memorial plaque in Miltenberg's Breitendiel district commemorates the incorporation of the former church village into the town of Miltenberg on 1 January 1971.

Mainbrücke Miltenberg (Main Bridge Miltenberg)

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Sandstone arch bridge over the Main, built in 1900, blown up in 1945, and rebuilt in reinforced concrete with its historic gate tower preserved.

Mainzer Tor

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Late medieval gate tower that once marked Miltenberg's westernmost point, now accessible via a footbridge as a historic city entrance.

Martinsbrücke

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Prestressed-concrete road bridge over the Main near Miltenberg, crowned by a statue of St Martin, opened in 2008.

Mäuerleinsweg 1972

Memorial in Miltenberg, Miltenberg.

Mildenburg

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12th-century spur castle above Miltenberg, its name tied to Emperor Konrad III and the legendary 'Faithful Wives of Weinsberg'.

Miltenberg-Altstadt Fort

Roman cohort fort at the junction of the Main Limes and the 'Vorderer Limes' – the southernmost site on the 'Wet Limes' and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ohrenbacher Schanze Earthwork

Rectangular rampart on the Geißberg whose origin — Roman-era or early medieval — remains unresolved to this day; excavations uncovered Roman pottery.

Old Jewish Cemetery

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One of two Jewish cemeteries in Miltenberg, nestled against the town's southeastern medieval wall in Lower Franconia.

Ottostein

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Memorial stone in Miltenberg-Nord, reached by hikers via a forest trail on the '3 im Wald' circular route.

Railway Bridge over the Main

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Single-track steel bridge from 1904/1905 spanning 185 metres across the Main for the Miltenberg–Wertheim railway line.

Ringwall Greinberg

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Celtic hillfort above the Main and Mud valleys, where the Romans later worshipped the god Mercury in two temples.

Roman Bath

Archaeological remains of a Roman bathhouse between Miltenberg and Kleinheubach – evidence of surprising comfort on the wet Main Limes frontier.

Römerschanze

The Römerschanze – officially the earthwork "Ohrenbacher Schanze" and locally also called Heunenschüssel or Vielbrunner Schanze – is a prehistoric or early-medieval rampart enclosure on the Geißberg ridge above the Ohrenbach valley. Whether the rectangular earthwork dates from Roman or early-medieval times remains an open question to this day.