Aschaffenburg

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Aschaffenburg
Town
Schloss Johannisburg on the river Main
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Aschaffenburg
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Coordinates: 49°58′N 9°09′E / 49.967°N 9.150°E / 49.967; 9.150
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, despite being its administrative seat, is not part of the district of Aschaffenburg.

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 the north-west. Therefore, the inhabitants speak neither Bavarian nor East Franconian but rather a local version of Rhine Franconian.