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Aschaffenburg | |
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Coordinates: 49°58′N 9°09′E / 49.967°N 9.150°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Lower Franconia |
District | Urban district |
Subdivisions | 10 districts |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2020–26) | Jürgen Herzing[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 62.45 km2 (24.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 138 m (453 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 72,918 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 63739–63743 |
Dialling codes | 06021, 06028 (Obernau) |
Vehicle registration | AB |
Website | www.aschaffenburg.de |
Aschaffenburg (German pronunciation: [aˈʃafn̩bʊʁk] ; Hessian: Aschebersch) is a town in northwest Bavaria, Germany. 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 and separated from the central and eastern part of the Regierungsbezirk (administrative region) by the Spessart hills, whereas it opens towards the Rhine-Main plain in the west and north-west. Therefore, the inhabitants speak neither Bavarian nor East Franconian but rather a local version of Rhine Franconian.