Aschaffenburg (district)

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Aschaffenburg (district)

Aschaffenburg is a district in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts of Darmstadt-Dieburg

Darmstadt-Dieburg

Darmstadt-Dieburg is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighboring districts are Offenbach , Aschaffenburg , Miltenberg , Odenwaldkreis, Bergstra?e, Gro?-Gerau , and the district-free city of Darmstadt, which it surrounds....
, Offenbach

Offenbach (district)

Offenbach is a Kreis in the south of Hesse, Germany. Neighbourhood districts are Main-Kinzig, Aschaffenburg , Darmstadt-Dieburg and the cities of Darmstadt, Gro?-Gerau, Frankfurt and Offenbach, Hesse....
, Main-Kinzig (all in the state of Hesse

Hesse

Hesse is a States of Germany of Germany with an area of 21,110 km? and just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden. Hesse's largest city is nearby Frankfurt am Main....
), the districts Main-Spessart

Main-Spessart

Main-Spessart is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bad Kissingen , Schweinfurt and W?rzburg , the state of Baden-W?rttemberg , the districts of Miltenberg and Aschaffenburg , and the state of Hesse ....
and Miltenberg

Miltenberg (district)

Miltenberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the city of Aschaffenburg, the districts of Aschaffenburg and Main-Spessart, and the states of Baden-W?rttemberg and Hesse ....
, and the town of Aschaffenburg

Aschaffenburg

Aschaffenburg is a large town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg , but is the administrative seat....
.

ins of Roman

Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
settlements are found on the river Main

Main

Military camp

A military camp or bivouac is a semi-permanent facility for the lodging of an army. Camps are erected when a military force travels away from a major installation or fort during training or military operations, and often have the form of large campsites....
in what is today the municipality of Stockstadt. After the Roman retreat the region became subject to Alemanni and Franks

Franks

The Franks or Frankish people were a West Germanic ethnic group first identified in the 3rd century as living north and east of the Lower Rhine River....
before eventually being a part of the electorate of Mainz

Mainz

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Aschaffenburg is a district in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
, Germany

Germany

Darmstadt-Dieburg

Offenbach (district)

Hesse

Main-Spessart

Miltenberg (district)

Aschaffenburg

Aschaffenburg is a large town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg , but is the administrative seat....
.

History

Remains of Roman

Roman Empire

Main

Military camp

Franks

Mainz

Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the Germany States of Germany of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was a politically important seat of the Prince-elector of Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman Empire fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine River and formed part of the northernmost frontier of th...
. While the banks of the Main were populated all these centuries, the hills of the Spessart Mountains were virtually unsettled until the 13th century.

The districts of Aschaffenburg and Alzenau were established in 1862, half a century after the region was annexed by the state of Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
. These districts were merged in 1972 in order to form the present district.

Geography

The district is located in the extreme northwest of Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
and bounded by Hesse

Hesse

Main

The Main is a river in Germany, 524 km long , and it is one of the more significant tributaries of the Rhine. The Main flows through the States of Germany of Bavaria, Baden-W?rttemberg and Hesse....
forms the western border, though southwest of the town of Aschaffenburg there are also parts on the western river banks incorporated in the district. The south and east of the district is occupied by the Spessart

Spessart

The Spessart is a low mountain range in northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse, Germany. It is bordered on three sides by the Main River. The two most important towns located at the foot of the Spessart are Aschaffenburg and W?rzburg....
Mountains.

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

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays:

an acorn symbolising the Spessart mountains and their dense forests
the wheel of the electorate of Mainz
the blue rings of the Echter family, which was a noble family possessing lots of land in the region

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Alzenau Alzenau Alzenau is a town in the north of the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. The epithet ?in Unterfranken? , now dropped, was to distinguish it from another Alzenau since 1945 no longer in Germany....	Bessenbach Bessenbach Bessenbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.... Blankenbach Blankenbach Blankenbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany, and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Sch?llkrippen.... Dammbach Dammbach Dammbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany, and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Mespelbrunn, whose seat is in Heimbuchenthal.... Geiselbach Geiselbach Geiselbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.... Glattbach Glattbach Glattbach is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.... Goldbach Goldbach, Bavaria Goldbach is a market community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.... Großostheim Großostheim Gro?ostheim is a market community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany. The inhabitants call themselves Aistmer.... Haibach Haibach, Lower Franconia Haibach is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.... Heigenbrücken Heigenbrücken Heigenbr?cken is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Heigenbr?cken.... Heimbuchenthal Heimbuchenthal Heimbuchenthal is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany, and the seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Mespelbrunn.... Heinrichsthal Heinrichsthal Heinrichsthal is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany, and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Heigenbr?cken.... Hösbach Hösbach H?sbach is a market community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.... Johannesberg Johannesberg, Bavaria Johannesberg is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.... Kahl am Main Kahl am Main Kahl am Main is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.... Karlstein am Main Karlstein am Main Karlstein am Main is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany....	Kleinkahl Kleinkahl Kleinkahl is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany, and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Sch?llkrippen.... Kleinostheim Kleinostheim Kleinostheim is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.... Krombach Krombach, Bavaria Krombach is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Sch?llkrippen.... Laufach Laufach Laufach is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.... Mainaschaff Mainaschaff Mainaschaff is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany.... Mespelbrunn Mespelbrunn Mespelbrunn is a community in the Aschaffenburg in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia in Bavaria, Germany and a member of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft of Mespelbrunn, whose seat is in Heimbuchenthal.... Mömbris Mömbris M?mbris is a Municipalities of Germany in the Aschaffenburg district of Bavaria, Germany. It has approximately 12,362 inhabitants.The municipality is situated in the center of a valley called "Kahlgrund".... Rothenbuch Rothenbuch Rothenbuch is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Aschaffenburg in Bavaria in Germany.... Sailauf Sailauf Sailauf is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Aschaffenburg in Bavaria in Germany.... Schöllkrippen Schöllkrippen Sch?llkrippen is a Municipalities of Germany in the Aschaffenburg district of Bavaria, Germany.It has about 3,700 inhabitants.... Sommerkahl Sommerkahl Sommerkahl is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Aschaffenburg in Bavaria in Germany.... Stockstadt am Main Stockstadt am Main Stockstadt is a Municipalities of Germany in Bavaria in Germany, and is located at the border to Hesse and the river Main.References... Waldaschaff Waldaschaff Waldaschaff is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Aschaffenburg in Bavaria in Germany.... Weibersbrunn Weibersbrunn Weibersbrunn is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Aschaffenburg in Bavaria in Germany.... Westerngrund Westerngrund Westerngrund is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Aschaffenburg in Bavaria in Germany.... Wiesen Wiesen, Bavaria Wiesen is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Aschaffenburg in Bavaria in Germany....

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