Haßfurt is a town in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, capital of the Haßberge district. It is situated on the river Main, 20 km east of Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the canalized Main, which is here spanned by several bridges, 27 km northeast of Würzburg.- History :...

 and 30 km northwest of Bamberg

Bamberg

Bamberg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located in Upper Franconia on the river Regnitz, close to its confluence with the river Main. Bamberg is one of the few cities in Germany that was not destroyed by World War II bombings because of a nearby Artillery Factory that prevented planes from...

. In 1852, Ludwig's Western Railway

Ludwig's Western Railway

Ludwig's Western Railway is a German railway line that was originally funded by the Kingdom of Bavaria. It runs from Bamberg via Würzburg to Aschaffenburg and on into the former 'Kurhessian' Hanau.- History :...

 reached the town and between 1892 and 1995 it also had a branch line

Haßfurt–Hofheim railway

The Haßfurt–Hofheim railway was a single-tracked branch line in the Bavarian province of Lower Franconia in southern Germany. It was a good 15 kilometres long and ran from Haßfurt to Hofheim. In the local dialect the line was also known as the Hofheimerle. The railway was closed in 1995...

 to Hofheim

Hofheim

Hofheim may refer to one of these cities in Germany:*Hofheim, Hesse *Hofheim, Bavaria *Hofheim im Ried...

. Also there is the Hassfurt Bridge, thought to be the first Cantilever bridge built.
Albert Neuberger

Albert Neuberger

Albert Neuberger CBE FRS FRCP was Professor of Chemical Pathology, St Mary's Hospital, University of London, 1955–1973, and later Emeritus Professor.-Education in Germany:...

 FRS, an eminent Biochemist and Professor, was born here in 1908.