Bayreuth those institutions was never reversed. Being a stronghold of right-wing parties since the 1920s, Bayreuth became a center of Nazi ideology. In 1933, it was made capital of the Nazi Gau of Bavarian Ostmark ("Bayerische Ostmark", in 1943 "Gau Bayreuth"). Nazi leaders often visited the Wagner festival and tried to turn Bayreuth into a Nazi model town. It was one of several places in which town planning was administered directly from Berlin, due to Hitler's special interest in the town and in the festival. Hitler loved the music of Richard Wagner, and he became a close friend of Winifred Wagner
Mühlheim am Main Tuesday draw a great number of visitors each year from the whole region. In late July, the cultural club Artificial Family e. V. stages a popular music festival in the former quarries, the "Steinbruchfestival" (“Quarry Festival”). Also widely popular and well attended in the region is the kermis ("Kerb") in the outlying centre of Dietesheim, held each year on the weekend after 15 August. In the main centre of Mühlheim, the Old Town Festival ("Altstadtfest") and the Christmas Market ("Weihnachtsmarkt") are very popular, too. Every June the Schützengemeinschaft Mühlheim-Dietesheim (sport shooting club) stages its company and club cup tournament. Eligible