Marktbreit

Marktbreit am Main () is a town in Kitzingen in the  Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken in Bavaria, Germany. It is at the most southern point of the Main river. Marktbreit is the birthplace of Alois Alzheimer who first identified the symptoms of what is now known as Alzheimer's disease. With its suburb , Marktbreit has about 3,700 residents.

Geography

Place
Marktbreit is in Kitzingen, in Lower Franconia, Bavaria. Its territory is on the left bank of  the Main river, at the river's southernmost curve. Kitzingen is upriver, while downriver are Ochsenfurt and Würzburg.

Marktbreit is on the southwestern edge of the district, where it borders on the districts of Neustadt (Aisch)-Bad Windsheim and Würzburg.

Subdivisions
The town has two Stadtteile: Marktbreit and Gnodstadt.

Neighbouring communities
The municipality borders on (from the north clockwise): Marktsteft, Obernbreit, Martinsheim, Oberickelsheim, Ochsenfurt, Frickenhausen am Main and Segnitz.

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Category:Kitzingen (district)