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Aschaffenburg (;
South Franconian: ''Aschebersch'') is a town in northwest
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. The town of Aschaffenburg is not part of the
district of Aschaffenburg, but is its administrative seat.
Aschaffenburg belonged to the
Archbishopric of Mainz for more than 800 years. The town is located at the westernmost border of
Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia (german: Unterfranken) is one of seven districts of Bavaria, Germany. The districts of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia make up the region of Franconia.
History
After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria the state was totally ...
and separated from the central and eastern part of the ''
Regierungsbezirk
A ' () means "governmental district" and is a type of administrative division in Germany. Four of sixteen ' ( states of Germany) are split into '. Beneath these are rural and urban districts.
Saxony has ' (directorate districts) with more res ...
'' (administrative region) by the
Spessart
Spessart is a '' Mittelgebirge'', a range of low wooded mountains, in the States of Bavaria and Hesse in Germany. It is bordered by the Vogelsberg, Rhön and Odenwald. The highest elevation is the Geiersberg at 586 metres above sea level.
Ety ...
hills, whereas it opens towards the
Rhine-Main plain
The Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region, often simply referred to as Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main area or Rhine-Main area (German: ''Rhein-Main-Gebiet'' or ''Frankfurt/Rhein-Main'', abbreviated FRM), is the second-largest metropolitan re ...
in the west and north-west. Therefore, the inhabitants speak neither
Bavarian nor
East Franconian
East Franconian (german: Ostfränkisch) or Mainfränkisch, usually referred to as Franconian (') in German, is a dialect which is spoken in Franconia, the northern part of the federal state of Bavaria and other areas in Germany around Nuremberg, ...
but rather a local version of
Rhine Franconian
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.
Geography
Location
The town is located on both sides of the
Main
Main may refer to:
Geography
* Main River (disambiguation)
**Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany
* Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province
*"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries
...
in north-west
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
, bordering to
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Dar ...
. On a federal scale it is part of central
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, just southeast of
Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
. In the western part of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
, the smaller
Aschaff
The Aschaff (in its uppermost course: ''Kleinaschaff'') is a river in the northern Spessart in Bavaria, Germany.
It is a right tributary of the Main and is long. It begins at the Aschaffquelle near Waldaschaff. Loosely translated the name Aschaf ...
flows into the Main. The region is also known as ''Bayerischer Untermain'' ("Bavarian Lower Main").
Climate
The climate is continental, typically with warm, dry summers and cold, damp winters. Aschaffenburg usually receives less snowfall during the winter than the nearby
Spessart
Spessart is a '' Mittelgebirge'', a range of low wooded mountains, in the States of Bavaria and Hesse in Germany. It is bordered by the Vogelsberg, Rhön and Odenwald. The highest elevation is the Geiersberg at 586 metres above sea level.
Ety ...
.
Subdivision
![Österreicher Denkmal Aschaffenburg (2005)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/%C3%96sterreicher_Denkmal_Aschaffenburg_%282005%29.jpg)
Aschaffenburg comprises 10 ''
Stadtteile'':
* Damm
* Gailbach
* Leider
* Nilkheim
* Obernau
* ''Obernauer Kolonie'' (Obernauer Colony)
* ''Österreicher Kolonie'' (Austrian Colony)
* Schweinheim
* ''Stadtmitte'' (town center)
* Strietwald
Nilkheim and Leider are the only ''Stadtteile'' which are located on the left bank of the river Main.
Neighbouring communities
The following municipalities border Aschaffenburg (clockwise, from the north):
Johannesberg,
Glattbach
Glattbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It has around 3,300 inhabitants (2020). The community lies in a valley north of Aschaffenburg on the we ...
,
Goldbach,
Haibach,
Bessenbach
Bessenbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Location
Bessenbach lies southeast of the town of Aschaffenburg among the Spessart range' ...
,
Sulzbach am Main
Sulzbach am Main (officially ''Sulzbach a.Main'') is a market municipality in the Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Location
Sulzbach lies on the rivers Mai ...
,
Niedernberg
Niedernberg is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in the Miltenberg (district), Miltenberg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany.
Geography
Location
Niedernberg is just under 1 ...
,
Großostheim
Großostheim (or ''Grossostheim'') is a market community in the Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. The inhabitants call themselves ''Aistmer'' (''ostheimers'').
Geography ...
,
Stockstadt am Main and
Mainaschaff
Mainaschaff is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 9,000 (2020).
Geography
Location
The community lies near the boundar ...
.
History
Etymology
The name ''Aschaffenburg'' (''Ascaffaburc'', ''Ascapha'' or ''Ascaphaburg'' in the Middle Ages) originally meant "castle at the ash tree river" deriving from the river ''Aschaff'' that runs through parts of the town.
Pre-history to Middle Ages
The earliest remains of settlements in the area of Aschaffenburg date from the
Stone Age
The Stone Age was a broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make tools with an edge, a point, or a percussion surface. The period lasted for roughly 3.4 million years, and ended between 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC, with t ...
.
Aschaffenburg was originally a settlement of the
Alamanni.
Roman legion
The Roman legion ( la, legiō, ) was the largest military unit of the Roman army, composed of 5,200 infantry and 300 equites (cavalry) in the period of the Roman Republic (509 BC–27 BC) and of 5,600 infantry and 200 auxilia in the period o ...
s were stationed here. In c. 700 AD, the ''
Ravenna Cosmography
The ''Ravenna Cosmography'' ( la, Ravennatis Anonymi Cosmographia, "The Cosmography of the Unknown Ravennese") is a list of place-names covering the world from India to Ireland, compiled by an anonymous cleric in Ravenna around 700 AD. Textu ...
'' names two settlements in region: ''Uburzis'' (
Würzburg
Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
Würzburg ...
) and ''Ascapha'' (Aschaffenburg).
Around 550, the area had been conquered by the
Franks
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, and their
''Hausmeier'' built a castle here. In the 8th century, a
Benedictine
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monastery was founded, dedicated to St. Michael, reportedly by
Saint Boniface. This became the ''
Kollegiatstift St. Peter und Alexander'' in the second half of the 10th century (957). In 869, King
Louis the Younger
Louis the Younger (830/835 – 20 January 882), sometimes Louis the Saxon or Louis III, was the second eldest of the three sons of Louis the German and Emma. He succeeded his father as the King of Saxony on 28 August 876 and his elder brother C ...
married
Liutgard of Saxony at Aschaffenburg. She also died here in 885 and was later laid to rest with her daughter Hildegard in the ''Stiftskirche''. ''Ascaffinburg'' is mentioned first in 974 in a gift document by
Otto II
Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red (''der Rote''), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Ita ...
, in which he gave several villages including
Wertheim am Main
Wertheim ( East Franconian: ''Wärde'') is a town in southwestern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of around 23,400. It is located on the confluence of the rivers Tauber and Main. Wertheim is best known for its l ...
and a stretch of forest in the Spessart to the collegiate church.
In the
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...
the town was known as ''Ascaffaburc'', ''Ascapha'' or ''Ascaphaburg''. A stone bridge over the Main was reportedly built by Archbishop
Willigis
Willigis ( la, Willigisus; german: Willigis, Willegis; 940 – 23 February 1011 AD) was Archbishop of Mainz from 975 until his death as well as archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Life
Willigus was born in the Duchy of Saxony, possibly at ...
in 989, who also made the town his second residence. The town (referred to in 975 as a ''civitas'') was part of the
Archbishopric of Mainz from 982, when
Duke Otto died. A ''Vizedom'' is mentioned for the first time in 1122 as the top local representative of the Archbishop. In 1292 a synod was held here, and in 1447 an
imperial diet, preliminary to that of
Vienna
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, approved a concordat (sometimes called the ''Aschaffenburg Concordat''). In the
German Peasants' War (1525), the town backed the losing side.
["Aschaffenburg" in '']The New Encyclopædia Britannica
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''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 617.
Modern times through 19th century
In 1552, the late-
Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
castle of Johannisburg was destroyed. It was replaced in 1605-14 by the
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...
''
Schloss Johannisburg
Schloss Johannisburg is a schloss in the town of Aschaffenburg, in Franconia in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It was erected between 1605 and 1614 by the architect for Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, Prince Bishop of Mainz. Until 1803, it ...
''.
The town suffered greatly during the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle ...
, being held in turn by the various belligerents. During the
Battle of Dettingen
The Battle of Dettingen (german: Schlacht bei Dettingen) took place on 27 June 1743 during the War of the Austrian Succession at Dettingen in the Electorate of Mainz, Holy Roman Empire (now Karlstein am Main in Bavaria). It was fought between a ...
(1743), which took place to the north, the town was occupied by French troops. It formed part of the electorate of the
Archbishop of Mainz, and in 1803 was made over to Archbishop
Karl Theodor von Dalberg
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (8 February 1744 – 10 February 1817) was Prince- Archbishop of Regensburg, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Bishop of Constance and Worms, prince-primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and ...
as the
Principality of Aschaffenburg
The Principality of Aschaffenburg (german: Fürstentum Aschaffenburg) was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire created in 1803 and, following the dissolution of the Empire in 1806, of the Confederation of the Rhine, which existed from 1806 to ...
.
![Aschaffenburg Merian](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Aschaffenburg_Merian.jpg)
Aschaffenburg was the site of the "" (''Königlich Bayerische Centralforstlehranstalt''), established in 1807, "made famous by the researches of Professor Dr
Ernst Ebermayer." The Academy was "dissolved in 1832, but re-organized under the Ministry of Finance in 1874"; and, as "of 30th March, 1874, united to the
University of Munich
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...
."
In 1810, the Principality of Aschaffenburg was merged into the new
Grand Duchy of Frankfurt
The Grand Duchy of Frankfurt was a German satellite state of Napoleonic creation. It came into existence in 1810 through the combination of the former territories of the Archbishopric of Mainz along with the Free City of Frankfurt itself.
Hist ...
, although Dalberg retained Aschaffenburg as his residence. In 1814 the town was transferred to the
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria (german: Königreich Bayern; ; spelled ''Baiern'' until 1825) was a German state that succeeded the former Electorate of Bavaria in 1805 and continued to exist until 1918. With the unification of Germany into the German ...
by an Austrian-Bavarian treaty. In 1817 it was included within Bavarian
Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia (german: Unterfranken) is one of seven districts of Bavaria, Germany. The districts of Lower, Middle and Upper Franconia make up the region of Franconia.
History
After the founding of the Kingdom of Bavaria the state was totally ...
. From 1840 to 1848, King
Ludwig I of Bavaria
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had a Roman villa built to the west of town. It was named ''
Pompejanum
The Pompejanum (or Pompeiianum) is an idealised replica of a Roman villa, located on the high banks of the river Main in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany. It was commissioned by King Ludwig I and built in the 1840s. The villa is a replica of a do ...
'' after its model, the house of
Castor and Pollux
Castor; grc, Κάστωρ, Kástōr, beaver. and Pollux. (or Polydeukes). are twin half-brothers in Greek and Roman mythology, known together as the Dioscuri.; grc, Διόσκουροι, Dióskouroi, sons of Zeus, links=no, from ''Dîos'' ('Z ...
at
Pompeii.
During the
Austro-Prussian War, the
Prussian Army inflicted a severe defeat on the
Grand Duchy of Hesse near Aschaffenburg in the
Battle of Frohnhofen
The Battle of Frohnhofen or Battle of Laufach took place on 13 July 1866 as part of the Main Campaign of the Prussian Army in the Austro-Prussian War. In a battle lasting several hours, the Prussian 26th Infantry Brigade repulsed attacks by t ...
on 13 July 1866.
World War II
In
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Aschaffenburg was heavily damaged by Allied
area bombing
In military aviation, area bombardment (or area bombing) is a type of aerial bombardment in which bombs are dropped over the general area of a target. The term "area bombing" came into prominence during World War II.
Area bombing is a form of st ...
, including
Schloss Johannisburg
Schloss Johannisburg is a schloss in the town of Aschaffenburg, in Franconia in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It was erected between 1605 and 1614 by the architect for Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, Prince Bishop of Mainz. Until 1803, it ...
which was completely restored several years later. The German military chose to strongly defend Aschaffenburg during the last weeks of the war, which resulted in the "
Battle of Aschaffenburg" fought 28 March – 3 April 1945. The U.S.
45th Infantry Division was forced to take the fortified town against stiff German resistance in a series of frontal assaults that involved house-to-house fighting and vicious close combat. The resulting widespread urban destruction was quite severe, as cannon fire was used point-blank to blast through structures.
Aschaffenburg displaced persons camps
At the end of World War II the
United States Army
The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare, land military branch, service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight Uniformed services of the United States, U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army o ...
occupied military facilities formerly used and controlled by the
Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the ''Heer'' (army), the '' Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previo ...
. These were converted for use by U.S. military personnel as processing centres for
displaced person
Forced displacement (also forced migration) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced "as a result of persecution, conflict, g ...
s at the end of the war.
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/ref> From 1945 7,000 Ukrainians
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were accommodated in four displaced persons camp
A refugee camp is a temporary settlement built to receive refugees and people in refugee-like situations. Refugee camps usually accommodate displaced people who have fled their home country, but camps are also made for internally displaced peop ...
s:
* ''Artillerie Kaserne'' — approx. 2,000 people (1945–1949)
* ''Bois Brulé Kaserne'' — 1,500 people (1946–1949)
* ''LaGarde Kaserne'' — 1,700 people (1945–1949)
* ''Pionier Kaserne'' — 2,000 people (1946–1949)
Two other camps, ''Alte (old) Kaserne'' and ''Jäger Kaserne'' housed mainly Poles
Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, who share a common history, culture, the Polish language and are identified with the country of Poland in C ...
and Lithuanians.
Post-war development
In the decades following the war, Aschaffenburg and the surrounding region experienced robust economic prosperity, partially due to its close proximity to Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
.
According to an online 2002 survey in '' Stern'' magazine, tern 14/2002 82 percent of residents living in the ''Bayerischer Untermain'' region where Aschaffenburg is located were satisfied with the place where they lived. This was the highest level recorded in the survey, making the region the #1 place to live in Germany, based on several factors including employment opportunities in the region, educational facilities, public services, transportation, recreational options, shopping, cultural facilities/events, climate, etc.
Another survey taken in 2006 by McKinsey, ''Stern'' magazine, ZDF
ZDF (, short for Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen; ; "Second German Television") is a German public-service television broadcaster based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. It is run as an independent nonprofit institution, which was founded by all fe ...
, and web.de again showed that Aschaffenburg has one of the highest ratings for quality of life in Germany.
U.S. military presence (1945–2007)
Aschaffenburg was the location of several United States Army installations throughout the Cold War
The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because the ...
. After initially taking over the administration of the ex-Wehrmacht installations, which were then used as displaced persons camps, the American presence in the Aschaffenburg military community began after general renovations in 1948. The installation sites were known as ''Ready Kaserne'' (previously ''Artillerie Kaserne''), ''Smith Kaserne'' (previously ''LaGarde Kaserne''), ''Graves Kaserne'' (previously ''Bois Brulé Kaserne''), ''Fiori Kaserne'' (previously ''Pionier Kaserne''), and ''Jaeger Kaserne'' (previously ''Jäger Kaserne''). These housed armour, infantry, engineer, maintenance and artillery elements of the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division and various VII Corps elements including the 9th Engineer Battalion, the 3rd Bn 21st Field Artillery (Honest John), and the 1st Bn 80th Field Artillery (LANCE). Much of the U.S. Army presence in Aschaffenburg ended in 1992 with the ending of the Cold War. The last buildings, which were primarily used for housing, were handed back to the local government in 2007.
Demographics
Population
Age distribution of the population (as of 2007)
Governance
Lord Mayors
* Wilhelm Matt (1872–1936) (BVP) (1904–1933)
* Wilhelm Wohlgemuth (1900–1978) (NSDAP) (1933–1945)
* Jean Stock (1893–1965) (SPD) (1945)
* Vinzenz Schwind (1910–1974) (1945–1970)
* Willi Reiland (1933–2015) (SPD) (1970–2000)
* Klaus Herzog (born 1951) (SPD) (2000–2020)
* Jürgen Herzing (born 1960) (SPD) (since 2020)
Economy
In 2017 (latest data available) the GDP
Gross domestic product (GDP) is a monetary measure of the market value of all the final goods and services produced and sold (not resold) in a specific time period by countries. Due to its complex and subjective nature this measure is ofte ...
per inhabitant was €69,928. This places the district 9th out of 96 districts (rural and urban) in Bavaria (overall average: €46,698).
Well-known companies in Aschaffenburg are (e.g.): , Linde Hydraulics
Linde Hydraulics is a manufacturer of heavy duty drive systems consisting of hydraulics, power transmissions, and electronics. The company's product offerings include hydraulic pumps and motors, directional control valves, power transmissions as ...
, Joyson Safety Systems (former Petri AG
Petri AG was an automotive parts company based in Germany. It was acquired by the Japanese company Takata Corporation in 2000, forming the European subsidiary Takata-Petri. In 2018, operations became part of the new Joyson Safety Systems as Joy ...
) and part of as well as DPDgroup
DPDgroup (legally GeoPost SA) is an international parcel delivery service for sorter compatible parcels based in Issy les Moulineaux, France. Until 2015 DPD stood for Dynamic Parcel Distribution. Its brands are DPD, Colissimo, Chronopost, Seur ...
.
Shopping
The ''City Galerie'', opened in 1974 and located in the central part of the city, is the largest shopping mall in northern Bavaria. It was one of the first indoor shopping malls in Germany. Aschaffenburg also has a pedestrian shopping zone closed to motor vehicles, except for deliveries.
Politics
Aschaffenburg is part of the Aschaffenburg constituency for elections to the Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Common ...
.
Arts and culture
Cultural events
Aschaffenburg hosts numerous festivals, fairs, exhibitions, markets and concerts throughout the year including the annual ''Stadtfest'', held on the last weekend in August.
Theaters and entertainment venues
* ''Colos-Saal'', a live-music club
* ''Erthaltheater''
* ''f.a.n. Frankenstolz Arena'' (formerly ''Unterfrankenhalle'')
* ''Kabarett im Hofgarten''
* ''Ludwigstheater''
* Stadthalle am Schloss
* ''Stadttheater'' (town theater)
* ''Zimmertheater''.
Museums and galleries
* ''Stiftsmuseum''
* '' Naturwissenschaftliches Museum Aschaffenburg''
* ''Gentilhaus''
* ''KunstLANDing''
* ''Städtische Galerie "Kunsthalle Jesuitenkirche"''
* ''Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg''
* ''Künstlerhaus Walter Helm''
* ''Christian Schad Museum'' (opened in May 2018)
Library and archive
* ''Stadtbibliothek Aschaffenburg'' (Aschaffenburg town library)
* ''Stadt- und Stiftsarchiv Aschaffenburg'' (Aschaffenburg town archive)
Cinemas
* ''Kinopolis'', a modern multiplex cinema
* ''Casino''
Recreation
A large recreational complex is located in the ''Stadtteil'' of Leider. It includes an indoor and outdoor swimming pool complex as well as an indoor ice rink and tennis courts, which are open to the general public. There's also a marina on the Main
Main may refer to:
Geography
* Main River (disambiguation)
**Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany
* Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province
*"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries
...
between the Willigis and Adenauer bridges.
Streetwear
The first Aschaffenburg Baseball Snapback was created by Tim Field in 2014.
Attractions
Sights
The main sights of Aschaffenburg are the Schloss Johannisburg
Schloss Johannisburg is a schloss in the town of Aschaffenburg, in Franconia in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It was erected between 1605 and 1614 by the architect for Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, Prince Bishop of Mainz. Until 1803, it ...
, built 1605–1614 by Archbishop Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg
Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg (15 July, 1553 – 17 September, 1626) was the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1604 to 1626.
Biography
Early life, 1553–1604
Born on July 15, 1553, Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg was the third son of Hartmut ...
, which contains a library with a number of incunabula, a collection of engravings and paintings; the Pompejanum
The Pompejanum (or Pompeiianum) is an idealised replica of a Roman villa, located on the high banks of the river Main in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria, Germany. It was commissioned by King Ludwig I and built in the 1840s. The villa is a replica of a do ...
, a replica of a Roman town house discovered in Pompeii commissioned by King Ludwig I. and opened in 1850; the St. Peter und Alexander collegiate church In Christianity, a collegiate church is a church where the daily office of worship is maintained by a college of canons: a non-monastic or "secular" community of clergy, organised as a self-governing corporate body, which may be presided over by ...
, founded in the second half of the 10th century, but dating in the main from the early 12th century on, in which are preserved various monuments by the Vischers, a sarcophagus with the relics of Saint Margaret, and a painting by Matthias Grünewald
Matthias Grünewald ( – 31 August 1528) was a German Renaissance painter of religious works who ignored Renaissance classicism to continue the style of late medieval Central European art into the 16th century. His first name is also given ...
; the Capuchin hospital; a theatre, which was formerly a house of the Teutonic Order
The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem, commonly known as the Teutonic Order, is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. It was formed to aid Christians on ...
; several mansions of the nobility; and the historical old town. Across the river are the Park and Schloss Schönbusch.
The graves of Clemens Brentano
Clemens Wenzeslaus Brentano (also Klemens; pseudonym: Clemens Maria Brentano ; ; 9 September 1778 – 28 July 1842) was a German poet and novelist, and a major figure of German Romanticism. He was the uncle, via his brother Christian, of Franz ...
and his brother Christian Brentano
Christian Brentano (24 January 1784, Frankfurt – 27 October 1851, Frankfurt) was a German writer and Catholic publicist. He was the brother of Clemens Brentano and Bettina von Arnim, famous German writers of the Romantic school, and the father ...
(died 1851) and that of Wilhelm Heinse can be found in the ''Altstadtfriedhof'' (Old Town Cemetery).
Parks
Aschaffenburg has numerous parks including the following:
* ''Schönbusch Park'', located in Nilkheim
* ''Schöntal Park'', located in the town center
* ''Aschaffenburger Schlossgarten'', around ''Schloss Johannisburg''
* ''Kleine Schönbuschallee''
Sports
Football
Viktoria Aschaffenburg
SV Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg is a German football club based in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria.
Even though Aschaffenburg is located in Bavaria, Viktoria Aschaffenburg historically played its football in the Hessenliga (V) and the associated Hessian le ...
is the primary football club. The club was formed on 24 June 1904 out of the merger of FC Aschaffenburg (6 August 1901) and FC Viktoria Aschaffenburg (12 April 1902). It was renamed Sportverein Viktoria 01 Aschaffenburg on 3 June 1906. Their homefield is Stadion am Schönbusch (Schönbusch stadium), a modern stadium located in Nilkheim.
American football
In 1991, the Aschaffenburg Stallions began playing American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...
at Schönbusch stadium. A cheerleader squad also exists.
Baseball and softball
Aschaffenburg is also home to the Aschaffenburg Mohawks Baseball and Softball team. The softball team won the 2010 German Championship. The adult baseball team won the 2011 Landesliga South Championship and will play in the highest league of the state Hessen in 2012.
Infrastructure
Transport
Roads
Aschaffenburg is located on Bundesautobahn 3
is an autobahn in Germany running from the Germany-Netherlands border near Wesel in the northwest to the Germany-Austria border near Passau.
Major cities along its total length of 778 km (483 mi) include Oberhausen, Duisburg, Düsse ...
between Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...
and Würzburg
Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the ''Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River.
Würzburg ...
. The southern terminus of Bundesautobahn 45
is an autobahn in Germany, connecting Dortmund in the west with Aschaffenburg in the southwest. It is colloquially known as the ''Sauerlandlinie'' (Sauerland line) as it runs through the hilly, rural Sauerland region between Hagen and Siegen ...
is located just west of the town. Bundesstrasse B 26 passes through the town. Bundestrasse B 8 used to pass through Aschaffenburg, but has now been rerouted along the Bundesautobahn 3
is an autobahn in Germany running from the Germany-Netherlands border near Wesel in the northwest to the Germany-Austria border near Passau.
Major cities along its total length of 778 km (483 mi) include Oberhausen, Duisburg, Düsse ...
. Three road bridges cross the river Main
Main may refer to:
Geography
* Main River (disambiguation)
**Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany
* Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province
*"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries
...
at Aschaffenburg: Friedrich Ebert
Friedrich Ebert (; 4 February 187128 February 1925) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) and the first president of Germany from 1919 until his death in office in 1925.
Ebert was elected leader of the SPD on t ...
Bridge (a new span opened in 2008), Willigis Bridge and Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer (; 5 January 1876 – 19 April 1967) was a German statesman who served as the first chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 to 1963. From 1946 to 1966, he was the first leader of the Christian Dem ...
Bridge. In the 1980s, a road tunnel was constructed under the Schlossplatz to improve traffic flow through the ''Stadtmitte'' (town center).
After 43 years of planning and construction, the limited-access ''Innenstadtring'' or "inner-town-ring" road was completed in July 2013. It allows motorists to bypass the ''Stadtmitte'' (town center) and reduces traffic congestion in Aschaffenburg, which has been a problem in recent years. Another road project called ''Bahnparallele'' is currently under construction, with a small section already opened. It is located in the ''Stadtteil'' of Damm and runs parallel to the railway tracks.
Parking
There are approximately 7,500 parking spaces in the ten ''Stadtteile'' of Aschaffenburg and eight public parking garages.
= Public transport
=
Aschaffenburg has a comprehensive bus network serving the town and surrounding region. The 15 main bus lines which serve the ''Stadtteile'' of Aschaffenburg are run by '' Stadtwerke Aschaffenburg''. There are several other bus lines which link Aschaffenburg with the surrounding region. Those lines are run by other companies, including the Deutsche Bahn. A new regional bus terminal opened in 2008, adjacent to the Aschaffenburg Hauptbahnhof
Aschaffenburg Hauptbahnhof is the main station of Aschaffenburg in the German state of Bavaria. It is located on the busy Ruhr– Frankfurt–Nuremberg–Munich/Vienna rail corridor. Deutsche Bahn classifies it as a category 2 station. It forms t ...
(main railway station). The ''Regionale Omnibusbahnhof Aschaffenburg (ROB)'' was built to consolidate all of the scattered bus stops in the area around the main railway station into one central location and reduce traffic congestion in the area.
Railway stations and stops
* ''Aschaffenburg Hauptbahnhof
Aschaffenburg Hauptbahnhof is the main station of Aschaffenburg in the German state of Bavaria. It is located on the busy Ruhr– Frankfurt–Nuremberg–Munich/Vienna rail corridor. Deutsche Bahn classifies it as a category 2 station. It forms t ...
/Aschaffenburg Central Station'' - The station has long-distance InterCityExpress and InterCity
InterCity (commonly abbreviated ''IC'' on timetables and tickets) is the classification applied to certain long-distance passenger train services in Europe. Such trains (in contrast to regional, local, or commuter trains) generally call at m ...
services as well as regional connections to neighboring towns and cities. A new, larger station building opened in 2011, replacing a smaller structure built in the 1950s.
* ''Aschaffenburg-Hochschule/University of Applied Sciences'' - The stop, located near Würzburger Straße, opened in 2007 to accommodate students attending nearby schools. It is positioned between Aschaffenburg Hauptbahnhof and Aschaffenburg-Süd/South. There is only a single track platform.
* ''Aschaffenburg-Süd/South''
* ''Obernau''
* ''Schönbusch-Nilkheim'' - The station closed when passenger service on the "Bachgaubahn" railway line ended in 1974.
* ''Leider'' - Freight railway terminal close to Aschaffenburg's port on the Main
Main may refer to:
Geography
* Main River (disambiguation)
**Most commonly the Main (river) in Germany
* Main, Iran, a village in Fars Province
*"Spanish Main", the Caribbean coasts of mainland Spanish territories in the 16th and 17th centuries
...
. There is no passenger service.
All passenger train service is provided by the Deutsche Bahn.
Harbor
Aschaffenburg has an active port along the Main in the ''Stadtteil'' of Leider. There is railway access to the port. In 2005, 2.8 million tons of cargo passed through the port.
Airports
A small general aviation
General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...
airport (''Flugplatz Aschaffenburg'', ICAO-Code: EDFC) is located in nearby Großostheim
Großostheim (or ''Grossostheim'') is a market community in the Aschaffenburg district in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Lower Franconia (''Unterfranken'') in Bavaria, Germany. The inhabitants call themselves ''Aistmer'' (''ostheimers'').
Geography ...
. Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt Airport (; german: link=no, Flughafen Frankfurt Main , also known as ''Rhein-Main-Flughafen'') is a major international airport located in Frankfurt, the fifth-largest city of Germany and one of the world's leading financial centres ...
is located from Aschaffenburg and offers flights to destinations all over the world. The trip to and from the airport takes about 30 minutes by car or approximately 45 minutes by InterCityExpress train.
Medical
The three primary medical centers in Aschaffenburg are:
* ''Klinikum Aschaffenburg'', the main hospital
* ''Hofgartenklinik''
* ''Frauenklinik am Ziegelberg''
There are approximately 789 hospital beds, 159 doctors, 68 dentists and 38 pharmacies in the ''Stadtteile'' of Aschaffenburg.
Education
There are various types of schools in Aschaffenburg serving approximately 18,000 students from the town and surrounding region.
University
is a university of applied sciences (or ''Fachhochschule'').
Media
Printed media
* ''Main-Echo'', Aschaffenburg-based newspaper published daily except Sunday. This is the main newspaper for Aschaffenburg and the surrounding region. It was first published on 24 November 1945, replacing "Aschaffenburger Zeitung". It has a daily circulation of approximately 200,000 readers.
* ''Prima Sonntag'', newspaper published only on Sunday
* ''FRIZZ Das Magazin'', culture/scene magazine
* ''Brot & Spiele'', culture magazine
* ''Szene Magazin''
Radio and television
* Radio Primavera
* Radio Galaxy
* Main.tv - Das Primavera Fernsehen, Aschaffenburg programming
Internet
* www.main.tv - video-Website for Aschaffenburg (city and regional)
* Kommweichei.com e.V., the community and party scene in Aschaffenburg
* MainReporter.de - portal for Aschaffenburg (city and regional)
* abscene.de , Newgae magazine
* ABhörn, online Magazine
* Main-netz.de, news and community information for the region
Notable people
Before 1900
*Daniel Brendel von Homburg
Daniel Brendel of Homburg (german: Daniel Brendel von Homburg) (22 March 1522 – 22 March 1582) was the Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1555 to 1582.
Biography
Daniel Brendel of Homburg was born in Aschaffenburg on March 22, 1522.
The cathed ...
(1523–1582), Archbishop of Mainz from 1555 to 1582
* Martin Baldwin Kittel (1798–1885), professor of Aschaffenburg Hochschule from 1831 to 1871
*Johann Joseph Scherer
Johann Joseph Scherer (18 March 1814 – 17 February 1869) was a German physician and chemist born in Aschaffenburg.
In 1836 he graduated from the University of Würzburg, where he studied medicine, chemistry, geology and mineralogy. From 1836 ...
(1814–1869), chemist
*Joseph von Lindwurm
Joseph von Lindwurm (9 April 1824 – 21 February 1874), was a German physician and dermatologist born in Aschaffenburg.
He studied medicine in Würzburg and Heidelberg, obtaining his medical doctorate in 1849. Afterwards, he worked as an ass ...
(1824–1874), physician and dermatologist
*Lujo Brentano
Lujo Brentano (; ; 18 December 1844 – 9 September 1931) was an eminent German economist and social reformer.
Biography
Lujo Brentano, born in Aschaffenburg into a distinguished German Catholic intellectual family (originally of Italian desce ...
(1844–1931), economist and social reformer
*Friedrich von Hefner-Alteneck
Friedrich Heinrich Philipp Franz von Hefner-Alteneck (April 27, 1845 in Aschaffenburg – January 6, 1904 in Biesdorf near Berlin) was a German electrical engineer and one of the closest aides of Werner von Siemens. He is largely remembered fo ...
(1845–1904), electrical engineer
*Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken
Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken, also known as Bô Yin Râ (born 25 November 1876 in Aschaffenburg; died 14 February 1943 in Massagno/Lugano), was a German spiritual teacher, poet and painter."Access to Western Esotericism", Antoine Faivre, SUNY Pr ...
(1876–1943), painter and author
*Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May 1880 – 15 June 1938) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or "The Bridge", a key group leading to the foundation of Expressionism in 20th-century ...
(1880–1938), expressionist painter and printmaker
*Friedrich Dessauer
Friedrich Dessauer (19 July 1881 – 16 February 1963) was a physicist, a philosopher, a socially engaged entrepreneur and a journalist.
Friedrich Dessauer was born in Aschaffenburg, Germany. As a young man he was fascinated by new discover ...
(1881–1963), physicist, philosopher, socially engaged entrepreneur and journalist
* Hans Schmidt (1881–1916), priest executed for murder in the United States
*Alfons Maria Jakob
Alfons Maria Jakob (2 July 1884 – 17 October 1931) was a German neurologist who worked in the field of neuropathology.
He was born in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria and educated in medicine at the universities of Munich, Berlin, and Strasbourg, whe ...
(1884–1931), neurologist and neuropathologist
*Otto Gentil
Otto Gentil was born on 7 August 1892 at Aschaffenburg, Bayern, (Germany) where he died in 1969. He was a German sculptor and painter.
Otto Gentil was the son of the manufacturer of pumps and art collector Anton Gentil of Aschaffenburg. From 19 ...
(1892–1969), painter and sculptor
1900 to 1959
*Hanns Seidel
Franz Wendelin "Hanns" Seidel (; ; 12 October 1901 – 5 August 1961) was a German politician who served as Prime Minister of Bavaria from 1957 to 1960. He was a member, and from 1955 to 1961 chairman, of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.
...
(1901–1961), politician and Bavarian prime minister from 1957 to 1960
* Inge Viermetz (1908–1997), official and defendant at the Nuremberg Trials
*Guido Dessauer
Guido Dessauer (7 November 1915 – 13 January 2012) was a German physicist, pioneer in paper engineering, business executive, writer, art collector, patron of the arts, and academic. Born into a family of paper industrialists, he worked as an a ...
(1915–2012), physicist, business executive, art collector, patron of arts and academic
*Peter Gingold
Peter Gingold (8 March 1916 – 29 October 2006) was a figure in the German Resistance and the National Committee for a Free Germany. He was born in a Jewish family in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. He was a member of the Communist Party of Germany ( ...
(1916–2006), figure in the German Resistance and the National Committee for a Free Germany
* Wilfried Hofmann (1931–2020), diplomat and author
*Adalbert Kraus
Adalbert Kraus (born 27 April 1937 in Aschaffenburg) is a German tenor in opera and concert, known for singing the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.
Career
Adalbert Kraus first graduated in German studies, theology, and philosophy and in 1967, ...
(born 1937), tenor
*Felix Magath
Wolfgang Felix Magath (; born 26 July 1953) is a German football manager and former player.
The most notable spell of his playing career was with Hamburger SV, with whom he won three Bundesliga titles, the 1977 European Cup Winners' Cup Final a ...
(born 1953), football player and manager
* Rudi Bommer (born 1957), football player and manager
From 1960
*Urban Priol
Urban Priol (born 14 May 1961) is a German people, German Kabarett artist and comedian.
Life
Urban Priol was born on 14 May 1961, in Aschaffenburg. He spent his childhood in Obernburg am Main. In 1980, he made his abitur at the Kronberg-Gymnasiu ...
(born 1961), cabaret artist and comedian
* Winfried Bausback (born 1965), politician
*Burkard Schliessmann
Burkard Schliessmann is a German classical pianist and concert artist with an active international career. He attended the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts and graduated with a Master's degree. He studied under several internationa ...
, classical pianist and concert artist
*Christian Hock
Christian Hock (born 11 April 1970) is a German former professional football player, coach, and manager.
References
External links
*
1970 births
Living people
German footballers
Association football midfielders
Borussia Mönchengl ...
(born 1970), football player and manager
*Carlos Boozer
Carlos Austin Boozer Jr. (born November 20, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. The two-time NBA All-Star played for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Utah Jazz, Chicago Bulls, and Los Angeles Lakers, and then spent his last seas ...
(born 1981), American basketball player
* Sabine Englert (born 1981), handball player
*Marcel Schäfer
Marcel Schäfer (born 7 June 1984) is a retired German professional footballer. He is currently the Sporting Director for VfL Wolfsburg.
Career
1860 Munich
Schäfer made his debut in the Bundesliga on matchday 11, 1 November 2003, as TSV 1 ...
(born 1984), footballer
*José Holebas
José Lloyd Cholevas ( el, Ιωσήφ Λόιντ Χολέβας; born 27 June 1984), known as José Holebas (Greek: Χοσέ Χολέμπας), is a footballer who last played as a left-back or a left midfielder for Hessenliga club Bayern Alz ...
(born 1984), Greek footballer
* Demond Greene (born 1981), German basketballer
*Markus Neumayr
Markus Martin Neumayr (born 26 March 1986) is a German professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Linth 04.
Club career
Born in Hösbach, Neumayr started his football career playing for local clubs ...
(born 1986), footballer
*Ivo Iličević
Ivo Iličević (born 14 November 1986) is a retired Association football, footballer. Born in Germany, he represented Croatia national football team, Croatia at international level.
Club career
Early days
Iličević was born in Aschaffenburg, ...
(born 1986), Croatian footballer
*Daria Kinzer
Daria Kinzer (born 29 May 1988) is a Croatian-Austrian singer who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany. Kinzer won the national selection on 5 March with her entry " Celebrate", and took part in the first semifinal ...
(born 1988, Austrian-Croatian singer who represented Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
Croatia participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song "Celebrate" written by Boris Đurđević and Marina Mudrinić. The song was performed by Daria. The Croatian broadcaster Croatian Radiotelevision (HRT) organised the national ...
* Patrick Amrhein (born 1989), footballer
* Paul Hill (born 1995), English rugby union player
Notable residents
*Willigis
Willigis ( la, Willigisus; german: Willigis, Willegis; 940 – 23 February 1011 AD) was Archbishop of Mainz from 975 until his death as well as archchancellor of the Holy Roman Empire.
Life
Willigus was born in the Duchy of Saxony, possibly at ...
(940–1011), Archbishop of Mainz
*Diether von Isenburg
Diether von Isenburg ( 14127 May 1482) was twice Archbishop (1459–1461 and 1475–1482) and founder of the University of Mainz. As Archbishop of Mainz, he was ''ex officio'' Elector and Lord Chancellor of Germany.
Biography
Diether was a son ...
(1412–1482), Elector and Archbishop of Mainz
* Dietrich Schenk von Erbach (?–1459), Archbishop of Mainz
* Mathis Gothart-Nithart (c. 1475–1528), Renaissance painter of religious works
* Wolfgang von Dalberg (1538–1601), Archbishop of Mainz
*Johann Adam von Bicken
Johann Adam von Bicken (27 May 1564 – 11 January 1604) was the Archbishopric of Mainz, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz from 1601 to 1604.
Biography
Johann Adam von Mittenaar#Bicken, Bicken was born in Netphen#Hainchen, Hainchen Castle on 27 May 1 ...
(1564–1604), Archbishop of Mainz
* Johann Schweikard von Kronberg (1553–1626), Archbishop of Mainz, commissioned the Schloss Johannisburg
Schloss Johannisburg is a schloss in the town of Aschaffenburg, in Franconia in the state of Bavaria, Germany. It was erected between 1605 and 1614 by the architect for Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg, Prince Bishop of Mainz. Until 1803, it ...
*Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal
Friedrich Karl Joseph Reichsfreiherr von Erthal (3 January 1719 – 25 July 1802) was prince-elector and archbishop of Mainz from 18 July 1774 to 4 July 1802, shortly before the end of the archbishopric in the ''Reichsdeputationshauptschluss''.
F ...
(1719–1802), prince-elector and archbishop of Mainz
*Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (8 February 1744 – 10 February 1817) was Prince- Archbishop of Regensburg, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Bishop of Constance and Worms, prince-primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Gr ...
(1744–1817), Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Regensburg
*Johann Jakob Wilhelm Heinse
(Johann Jakob) Wilhelm Heinse (16 February 1746, Langewiesen, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen – 22 June 1803), German author, was born at Langewiesen in Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (now in Thuringia).
After attending grammar school at Schleusingen he st ...
(1746–1803), author
*Clemens Brentano
Clemens Wenzeslaus Brentano (also Klemens; pseudonym: Clemens Maria Brentano ; ; 9 September 1778 – 28 July 1842) was a German poet and novelist, and a major figure of German Romanticism. He was the uncle, via his brother Christian, of Franz ...
(1778–1842), poet and novelist
*Franz Bopp
Franz Bopp (; 14 September 1791 – 23 October 1867) was a German linguist known for extensive and pioneering comparative work on Indo-European languages.
Early life
Bopp was born in Mainz, but the political disarray in the Republic of Mai ...
(1791–1867), linguist
*Emil Erlenmeyer
Richard August Carl Emil Erlenmeyer (28 June 182522 January 1909), known simply as Emil Erlenmeyer, was a German chemist known for contributing to the early development of the theory of structure, formulating the Erlenmeyer rule, and designing ...
(1825–1909), chemist
*Alois Alzheimer
Alois Alzheimer ( , , ; 14 June 1864 – 19 December 1915) was a German psychiatrist and neuropathologist and a colleague of Emil Kraepelin. Alzheimer is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which Kraep ...
(1864–1915), psychiatrist and neuropathologist
*Ludwig Thoma
Ludwig Thoma (; 21 January 1867 in Oberammergau – 26 August 1921 in Tegernsee) was a German author, publisher and editor, who gained popularity through his partially exaggerated description of everyday Bavarian life.
After graduation from ...
(1867–1921), author, publisher and editor, studied forestry in Aschaffenburg
*Christian Schad
Christian Schad (21 August 189425 February 1982) was a German painter and photographer. He was associated with the Dada and the New Objectivity movements. Considered as a group, Schad's portraits form an extraordinary record of life in Vienna a ...
(1894–1982), painter
* (1895–1994), politician (CSU), unionist, member of Reichstag and Bundestag
The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Common ...
*Alfons Goppel
Alfons Goppel (1 October 1905 – 24 December 1991) was a German politician of the CSU party and Prime Minister of Bavaria (1962–1978).
Biography
Alfons Goppel was born in Reinhausen (now Regensburg), one of the nine children of the ba ...
(1905–1991), politician (CSU) and Prime Minister of Bavaria
*Ernst Lehner
Ernst Lehner (7 November 1912 – 10 January 1986) was a German footballer. He was born in Augsburg and died in Aschaffenburg.
International
He played for the Germany national football team in the 1934 FIFA World Cup and the 1938 FIFA World Cup. ...
(1912–1986), footballer
*Guido Knopp
Guido Knopp (born 29 January 1948 in Treysa, Hesse) is a German journalist and author. He is well known in Germany, mainly because he has produced a great number of TV documentaries, predominantly about the "Third Reich" and National Socialism, b ...
(born 1948), journalist and author
* Otto Becker (born 1958), show jumping champion
Twin towns – sister cities
Aschaffenburg is twinned with:
* Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
, Scotland, United Kingdom (1956)
* Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Saint-Germain-en-Laye () is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris, from the centre of Paris.
Inhabitants are called ''Saint-Germanois'' or ''Saint-Ge ...
, France (1975)
* Miskolc
Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the ...
, Hungary (1996)
References
External links
Municipal website
(German, English, French, Hebrew, Italian, Russian)
University of Applied Sciences Aschaffenburg
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Populated places on the Main basin
Populated riverside places in Germany