Würzburg

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Würzburg (German: [ˈvʏʁtsbʊʁk] ; Main-Franconian: Wörtzburch) is a city in the region of Franconia located in the northern part of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzburg is situated approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) east-southeast of Frankfurt am Main and approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi) west-northwest of Nuremberg (Nürnberg). The population (as of 2019) is approximately 130,000 residents.The administration of the Landkreis Würzburg (district of Würzburg) is also located in the town. The regional dialect is East Franconian. == History == === Early and medieval history === A Bronze Age (Urnfield culture) refuge castle, the Celtic Segodunum, and later a Roman fort, stood on the hill known as the Leistenberg, the site of the present Fortress Marienberg. The former Celtic territory was settled by Alamanni in the 4th or 5th century later by the Franks in the 6th to 7th. Würzburg was the seat of a Merovingian duke from about 650. It was Christianized in 686 by Irish missionaries Kilian, Kolonat and Totnan.