Place:Aschaffenburg, Unterfranken, Bayern, Germany

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NameAschaffenburg
TypeDistrict
Located inUnterfranken, Bayern, Germany
Contained Places
Independent city
Aschaffenburg
Inhabited place
Dammbach ( 1976 - )
Heigenbrücken
Schöllkrippen
Wenigumstadt
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Aschaffenburg (Low Franconian: Ascheberg) 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 town of Aschaffenburg.

History

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The Aschaffenburg history goes back to 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 what is today the municipality of Stockstadt am Main. After the Roman retreat the region became subject to Alemanni and Franks before eventually being 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 region was annexed by the state of Bavaria. These districts were merged in 1972 in order to form the present district.

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