Location and landscape
Tiefenstockheim is a district of the market town of Seinsheim in the Kitzingen district in Franconia, in the administrative region of Lower Franconia in Bavaria. The village lies in the Breitbachtal valley. Along the Neuwiesenbach and the Breitbach are the Riedmühle and the Gumpertsmühle mills.
Geology
At Tiefenstockheim, within the geological sequence of the Upper Muschelkalk, an oyster reef with Placunopsis ostracina is documented.
Viticulture
The vineyard site Stiefel in Tiefenstockheim currently consists of two small areas of vines. In the Franconian vineyard directory, it is listed under Seinsheim, district of Tiefenstockheim, in the viticultural region of Schwanberger Land. A vine in the coat of arms of the town and existing cellars indicate the former viticulture.
Historic town centre
The restored church fortress was created around a fortified church complex, the origins of which the municipality dates to the period around 1500. The historic town hall is a timber-framed building from the year 1582. The parish church of St Peter and St Paul was built between 1631 and 1637. The church fortress included storage buildings and vaulted cellars, which previously served for the storage of wine and were still used for wine and potatoes.
