Aschaffenburg (district)

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Aschaffenburg
District
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Coat of arms
Aschaffenburg (district)
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Adm. region Lower Franconia
Capital Aschaffenburg (extraterritorial)
Government
 • District admin.Alexander Legler (CSU)
Area
 • Total699 km2 (270 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2023) [1]
 • Total177,056
 • Density250/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration AB, ALZ
Website www.landkreis-aschaffenburg.de

Aschaffenburg (Low Franconian: Aschebersch) is a Landkreis (district) in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Darmstadt-Dieburg, Offenbach, Main-Kinzig (all in the state of Hesse), the districts Main-Spessart and Miltenberg, and the City of Aschaffenburg.

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History

The Aschaffenburg history goes back as far as the year 957. Initially, being a Roman settlement, it came under the authority of the electors of Mainz in 982 and was chartered in 1173. Remains of Roman settlements were found on the river Main. There was a Roman military camp in today's municipality of Stockstadt am Main. After the Roman retreat, the region became subject to Alemanni and Franks before becoming a part of the Electorate of Mainz. While the banks of the Main were populated all these centuries, the hills of the Spessart were virtually unsettled until the 13th century.

The districts of Aschaffenburg and Alzenau were established in 1862, half a century after the state of Bavaria annexed the region. These districts were merged in 1972 to form the present district.

Geography

The district is located in the extreme northwest of Bavaria and bounded by Hesse on two sides. The Main river forms the western border, though southwest of the town of Aschaffenburg, parts on the western river banks are incorporated into the district. The south and east of the district extends into the Mittelgebirge Spessart.

The town of Aschaffenburg is not included in the district ( kreisfrei ), but is nonetheless its administrative seat.

The geographic centre of the European Union was located in the District of Aschaffenburg from 2013 to 2020.

Economy

In 2017 (latest data available), the GDP per inhabitant was €33,109. This places the district 60th out of 96 districts (rural and urban) in Bavaria (overall average: €46,698). [2]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district Municipalities in AB.svgJohannesbergWiesener ForstForst Hain im SpessartHeinrichsthaler ForstHeinrichsthaler ForstWaldaschaffer ForstSchöllkrippener ForstSailaufer ForstRohrbrunner ForstRothenbucher ForstGoldbachWiesenKrombachHaibach
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Towns:

Municipalities:

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kleinostheim</span> Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sommerkahl</span> Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stockstadt am Main</span> Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Würzburg–Aschaffenburg railway</span> Railway line in Germany

The Würzburg–Aschaffenburg railway is an 89 kilometre-long railway line in the Bavarian province of Lower Franconia. It runs from Würzburg via Gemünden (Main) to Aschaffenburg. It is particularly important for long-distance and goods traffic because it links the Rhine-Main conurbation immediately northwest of Aschaffenburg with the Lower Franconian city of Würzburg and beyond it to the metropoles of Nuremberg and Munich. The German name derives from the fact that it initially runs parallel to the River Main and then cuts through the Spessart hills. It was opened on 22 June 1854 by the Frankfurt-Hanau Railway Company and is one of the oldest railways in Germany.

The Rhine-Main Railway, is a railway line in southern Germany from Mainz via Darmstadt to Aschaffenburg. It was built by the Hessian Ludwig Railway and opened on 1 August 1858 and is one of the oldest railways in Germany. Until 1862, when the railway bridge over the Rhine river constructed and assembled by MAN-Werk Gustavsburg was finished, a train ferry operated on the river.

The Main Limes, also called the Nasser Limes, was built around 90 AD and, as part of the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes, formed the frontier of the Roman Empire in the area between the present day villages of Großkrotzenburg and Bürgstadt. In this section the limes adjoined the River Main (Moenus), which forms a natural boundary for about 50 kilometres here, so "Main" refers to the river.

References

  1. ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  2. ↑ "VGR der Länder, Kreisergebnisse für Deutschland - Bruttoinlandsprodukt, Bruttowertschöpfung in den kreisfreien Städten und Landkreisen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 2000 bis 2017 (German)". Statistische Ämter der Länder und des Bundes. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.

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