Location and Elevation
Neundorf is a district of the market municipality of Sugenheim in the district of Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, and it is located in Franconia in Bavaria. The place lies at an elevation of about 348 metres and is considered the highest-lying settlement in the Ehegrund. It is situated on the drainage system of the Tiefenbach.
Vineyards and Landscape
The vineyards of Neundorf extend along the southern slopes of the Sonnenberg and in its vicinity. The documented vineyard sites are Hüßberg, Mönchsbuck, Sonneberg and Wonne; they are located on gypsum Keuper. In the landscape, vineyards alternate with orchards, hedges, woodland, meadows and agriculturally used areas.
Wine-Law Classification
The vineyard sites of Sugenheim are assigned in the Franconian vineyard sites directory to the area of Mittelfränkische Bocksbeutelstraße. The former Großlage Casteller Herrenberg was deleted from the vineyard sites directory in 2015.
History
Neundorf was first mentioned in the Würzburg fief register as “Nuwendorf” between 1317 and 1322. The name means “new village”. On 1 January 1972, Neundorf was incorporated into Sugenheim as part of the Bavarian regional reform.
