Rothenfels

Rothenfels
Rothenfels
Town
	Rothenfels from the northeast across the Main, Rothenfels Castle in the background
	Coat of arms
	Location of Rothenfels within Main-Spessart district
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	Coordinates: 49°53′N 9°35′E / 49.883°N 9.583°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Main-Spessart
Municipal assoc.	Marktheidenfeld
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Michael Gram
Area
• Total	12.07 km2 (4.66 sq mi)
Elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Population (2024-12-31)
• Total	947
• Density	78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97851
Dialling codes	09393
Vehicle registration	MSP
Website	www.rothenfels.de

Rothenfels is a town in the Main-Spessart district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft (municipal association) of Marktheidenfeld. With a population of just around 1,000 it is said to be Bavaria’s smallest town.

Geography

Location

Rothenfels is on the Main’s right edge between Lohr and Marktheidenfeld, 5 km north of Marktheidenfeld, and 33 km east of Aschaffenburg. Squeezed as it is between the river and a bluff, the town consists of little more than a main street. Since 2006, the Maindamm, previously part of the railway line Lohr-Wertheim [de] has been used as a town bypass.

Neighbouring communities

From the north, clockwise: Neustadt am Main, Marktheidenfeld, Hafenlohr, Fürstlich Löwensteinscher Park [de] (gemeindefreies Gebiet).

Subdivisions

Rothenfels has two Stadtteile, Rothenfels in the valley of the Main and Bergrothenfels on the hill, next to Rothenfels Castle (Burg Rothenfels [de]).