Marktbreit am Main in the district of Kitzingen in the Regierungsbezirk Unterfranken in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated at the most southern point of the Main river. Marktbreit is the birthplace of Alois Alzheimer who first identified the symptoms of what is now known as Alzheimer's disease. With its suburb Gnodstadt, Marktbreit has around 3,700 inhabitants.

Museum Malerwinkelhaus Marktbreit
The history of this "house at the Maintor on the Bachmauer", formerly three houses, can be traced back to the economic heyday of the market town at the beginning of the 18th century. The property got its present form after a renovation in 1774.The house once benefited from the favorable traffic situation,the market visitors coming from the east and north could not miss it. The spice trade flourished in this house.Since the extensive restoration in 1991, the Malerwinkel has served as a museum.