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Veitshöchheim
Veitshöchheim
Municipality
	Schloss Veitshöchheim
	Coat of arms
	Location of Veitshöchheim within Würzburg district
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	Coordinates: 49°49′58″N 9°52′54″E / 49.83278°N 9.88167°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Würzburg
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Jürgen Götz (CSU)
Area
• Total	10.76 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation	281 m (922 ft)
Lowest elevation	167 m (548 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	9,840
• Density	910/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97209
Dialling codes	0931
Vehicle registration	WÜ
Website	www.veitshoechheim.de

Veitshöchheim (German pronunciation: [faɪ̯t͡sˈhøːçhaɪ̯m]) is a municipality in the district of Würzburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Main, 6 kilometres (4 mi) northwest of Würzburg. Veitshöchheim has a population just under 10,000. It includes two villages: Veitshöchheim and Gadheim^[3]

Attractions

de:Schloss Veitshöchheim is located in the town. This summer palace of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg was built in 1680–82, and was enlarged to its present appearance in 1753 by Balthasar Neumann. The gardens were redesigned for Prince-Bishop Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim (1755–1779), with lakes and waterworks, and filled with hundreds of allegorical sandstone sculptures from the workshops of the court sculptors Ferdinand Tietz and Johann Peter Wagner.