In 788, the Mattons transferred significant parts of their inheritance to the monastery in Fulda, including property "in the Grabfeld district in the village called Wenkheim". At around the same time, Matto and his sister handed over the church, monastery and substantial manorial estate in the Wenkheim Mark to the Fulda monastery. Today, it is impossible to determine where the Wenkheim monastery once stood. Settlers have lived in the Wannig catchment area since thousands of years before the birth of Christ, as finds from different eras prove. By the 13th century at the latest, a distinction was made between the villages of Kleinwenkheim (Weynckheim minor) and Großwenkheim (Maiori Weinghem), and the boundaries of the districts were clearly demarcated. Suidger, Bishop of Bamberg, elected Pope as Clemens II in 1046, gives the Theres monastery he founded a house of prayer in Wenkheim, among other things. Until the 15th century, the monks of this monastery owned a large estate in Großwenkheim, the Thereser Hof. The widely ramified family of the Lords of Wenkheim originated from Großwenkheim and still owned property in the village in the 14th century. The village was initially under the rule of Wildberg. Konrad von Wildberg and his wife Margarethe divided their property - including Großwenkheim - equally between the Hochstift Würzburg and the Counts of Henneberg. These new lords are joined by others: the Teutonic lords from the Kommende Münnerstadt and the increasingly influential monks of the Cistercian monastery of Maria Bildhausen. When the abbey was founded in 1156/1158, it was given a manor and seven farmsteads in Großwenkheim. From the end of the 12th century, the Cistercians succeeded in increasing their possessions through foundations, donations and, above all, additional purchases, ousting all other landlords from Großwenkheim. In 1576, the monastery documented its rule with new village regulations. A moat with a dam and a living fence surrounded the village, into which four gatehouses led. The beginnings of market rights can be seen early on, but it was not until 1770 that four annual markets and four cattle markets were allowed to be held. The Suidger prayer house was converted into a stately church. Secular priests, monks from Theres or Bildhausen look after the parish. In 1559, the priest converted to the Lutheran faith, and in 1586 there were still Protestant inhabitants. In 1691, Bildhausen Abbey is granted the right of patronage over the parish. In 1765, the construction of a magnificent baroque church begins. Johann Peter Herrlein from Münnerstadt, a well-known painter in Franconia, decorates the "Cathedral of the Vorrhön" with magnificent paintings. The rule of Bildhausen Monastery ends in 1803. Großwenkheim, like the whole of Franconia now Bavarian, is assigned to the district court of Münnerstadt. The monks are expelled from the abbey and the last abbot, Nivard Schlimbach, settles in the Rindhof. His monumental tomb has a place of honor in the cemetery of Großwenkheim. In 1862, the district office of Bad Kissingen is established. Over time, the originally purely rural community becomes a commuter community. The water supply is reorganized via the connection to the Münnerstädter Group, a sewer and sewage treatment plant are built and a mortuary is erected. In the years after 1960, the school system is reorganized. The former school becomes the Großwenkheim/Seubrigshausen school association, which is soon joined by other municipalities. In the course of the municipal reform, the local council and citizens vote to give up their independence and become part of the town of Münnerstadt on January 1, 1972. The through road, the road to Maria Bildhausen with cycle path and inner town roads are extended, building areas are designated and developed. The school building is renovated, extensive restoration work is carried out on the church and village renewal begins. Numerous, always active clubs make life in the large district with its rich past very attractive.