Location
Rüdisbronn is a district of Bad Windsheim in the district of Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Middle Franconia, Bavaria. The place lies at approximately 49.56448° north latitude and 10.43571° east longitude in Franconia.
Landscape
Rüdisbronn lies on the slopes of the Steigerwald. About one kilometre to the north-east, the Spielberg rises to around 420 metres above sea level. The Heßlerbach flows through the village; in its lower reaches it is called Riedgraben and flows into the Tief from the left.
Vine-growing
The town of Bad Windsheim lists Rüdisbronn as a wine-growing area; vineyards are documented on the southern slopes. The Bad Windsheimer Rosenberg wine site lies above Berolzheim and Rüdisbronn. The Bavarian vineyard directory assigns Rüdisbronn to the wine-growing area MB and the Großlage Rosenberg.
The soils of the site are described as Gipskeuper and limestone. The producer links them to a mineral character of the wines. A vineyard near Rüdisbronn also uses collected groundwater for drip irrigation and frost sprinkling.
History
Rüdisbronn was first mentioned in 1158 as Rudigesprunnen. The charter at the time assigned the settlement to the possessions of the Münchaurach monastery under the protection of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa. The present-day Gothic church was built in 1437 on the site of a monastery founded around 1100. On 1 July 1972, Rüdisbronn was incorporated into Bad Windsheim.
