Dorfprozelten

Dorfprozelten is a municipality in the Miltenberg district in the Lower Franconia region in Bavaria, Germany. It is one of the oldest settlements on the Lower Main. The village has also long been known as the home of people involved in inland (river) navigation. Today, about 1,800 people in Dorfprozelten.

Dorfprozelten
Municipality
Aerial picture of Dorfprozelten from the north
Coat of arms
Location of Dorfprozelten within Miltenberg district
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Coordinates: 49°47′N 9°23′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Miltenberg
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Lisa Steger (CSU)
Area
• Total	10.39 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Elevation	141 m (463 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,734
• Density	170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97904
Dialling codes	09392
Vehicle registration	MIL
Website	www.dorfprozelten.de

Geography

Place

Dorfprozelten is on the right edge of the river Main between Miltenberg and Wertheim on the southern edge of the Mittelgebirge Spessart.

Subdivisions

The community has only the Gemarkung (traditional rural cadastral area) of Dorfprozelten.

Neighbouring communities

Dorfprozelten borders on (clockwise from the north): Eschau, Stadtprozelten, Wertheim (Baden-Württemberg), Freudenberg (Baden-Württemberg) and Collenberg.

Further reading

• Dorfprozelten am Main - Ein Dorf im Wandel seiner 1000jährigen Geschichte - Teil 1 (Georg Veh, Walter Arnold, Josef Weiß, Werner Zöller, Elsa Lang, 1995)
• Dorfprozelten am Main - Ein Dorf im Wandel seiner 1000jährigen Geschichte - Teil 2 (Georg Veh, 2002)
• Dorfprozelten - Schüler, Schulmeister, Schulhäuser 1600-1998 (Georg Veh, 1998)
• Der "Kindsmord" von Dorfprozelten (Georg Veh, 1994)

Other websites

• Community’s official webpage (in German)