Neustadt am Main  Neustadt am Main (officially: "Neustadt a. Main") is a community in the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia ("Unterfranken") in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the "Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Lohr am Main" (municipal administrative association). Neustadt am Main lies on both banks of the Main river in the Würzburg Region, around 8 km south of the town of Lohr at the foot of the Spessart hills. It is part of the Main-Spessart district in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Lower Franconia. The municipal territory stretches quite far into the wooded hills to the west. The highest peak of the "Main-Spessart-Kreis" is located in Neustadt's territory: the "Klosterkuppel" at 552 m above sea level. In that area lies the source of the "" that flows into the Main near the town. Out of a total municipal area of around 1,980 hectares, forest accounts for almost 1,600 ha. The community has the following "Gemarkungen" (traditional rural cadastral areas): (on the left bank of the river), Neustadt am Main (on the right bank). The two "Ortsteile" are linked by a pedestrian bridge across the Main (built 1970-71). There are two additional (small) settlements, Aurora and , both located in the wooded hills west of the Main. From the north, clockwise:   "Kloster Neustadt", a Benedictine monastery was first mentioned ("Niwenstat") in a document in 768/769, when Megingoz, Bishop of Würzburg, retired from his post to found a monastery on the Michaelsberg. The monastery was one of the most important in Franconia and monks from Neustadt played a key role in bringing Christianity to the Saxons. The town itself was first mentioned in 889 ("Niunstadt"). In the late 10th century, the monastery came under the influence of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg. The monastery was sacked during the Peasants' War in 1525. The church was rededicated in 1534. The monastery was rebuilt in 1616 under Bishop Julius Echter, but heavily damaged during the Thirty Years' war in 1635-48.