Waldaschaff
Waldaschaff is a municipality in the Lower Franconian district of Aschaffenburg.
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Earlier spellings
- 4.1 municipal
- 4.2 Mayor
- 4.3 Coat of Arms
- 4.4 Town twinning
- 5.1 monuments
- 6.1 infrastructure
- 6.2 Established businesses
- 8.1 Fire Department
- 8.2 Education
- 8.3 associations
- 9.1 Sons and daughters of the town
Geography
Geographical Location
The municipality is located in the western Swiss francs at the threshold of Hochspessart, about 15 km from Aschaffenburg and halfway between Würzburg and Frankfurt am Main. Waldaschaff is like many villages in this area, an elongated spot of concentrated along the Aschaff and today's main street. Around the village there are the forests of the Bavarian Spessart nature park, which enjoys over regional notoriety as a recreational area. The small spa resort is situated on the Autobahn 3 (A 3), which was further laid in 2011 by expanding to six lanes and the reconstruction of the Kauppenbrücke noise abatement reasons, up to 500 meters away from the place.
Community structure
The municipality Waldaschaff has three officially named districts on a district:
- Waldaschaff Diezenhof
- Hockenhof
Neighboring communities
Name
Etymology
His original name of the place has Aschaff from the river Aschaff where he is. Later, to distinguish it from the nearby place Aschaff (now Mainaschaff ) the additional forest, added because of its location in the wooded area.
Earlier spellings
Earlier spellings of the place from various historical maps and documents:
History
Early Age settlement movements by the Franks ( Merovingian and Carolingian ) in the upper Aschafftal can already from the 5th century to the year 982 AD prove. Despite ongoing conflicts over the basic rule in the Spessart and especially in Aschafftal by the Lords of Rieneck and the Elector of Mainz Waldaschaff belonged as part of the chapter Aschaffenburg from the year 982 to the year 1803 the Electorate of Mainz. Through the development aspirations of the Elector of Mainz, who built a Forsthube in Autenbachtal and the cultivations of the Counts of Rieneck ( Lords of the hamlet ) from the west, Waldaschaff grew over the centuries at the confluence of Autenbach and Kleinaschaff into a cohesive village together. The village life of Waldaschaffer population, which grew steadily, was characterized by compulsory labor, famine / disease, forest work and agriculture. Through the Thirty Years' War the troubled by poverty population of the village was almost completely wiped out; only by the immigration of people from all parts of the country this could be prevented. After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation Waldaschaff belonged to the short-lived Principality of Aschaffenburg (later Grand Duchy of Frankfurt) and was ultimately in 1814 part of the Kingdom of Bavaria - up to now it is in the district of Lower Franconia located Bavarian. With the onset of industrialization, an iron hammer was built in Waldaschaff who attended as the barite mines around Waldaschaff for jobs in the town. Nevertheless, many men had Waldaschaffer from the structurally weak Spessart travel far (especially after the closure of the iron hammer 1856) to the 20th century in order to pursue a steady job. 1893/1894 the Church of St. Michael in Waldaschaff was built before Waldaschaff was the parish wedge mountain belonging. The infrastructure of the village developed significantly by the construction of A 3 in 1958 and from the mid- 1960s, when the YMOS metal works were extended and were more businesses such as the beverage industry located or expanded. The commercial area on the army Bach as well as a school and sports center including a gymnasium emerged. The so far only German medal museum was opened on the railing of the company Göde 1997. From 1977 to 1993 Waldaschaff formed an administrative community with Weibersbrunn and Roth book.
In 2005, originated in the north of the municipality of the development area Ebets - Rodwiese. Since 2002, the Waldaschaffer local population struggled with a citizens' initiative in the process of expanding to six lanes, for the relocation of the A 3 (up to 500 meters) to the south and adequate noise protection measures. These requirements were implemented with the support from the provincial and federal politics in 2011 into action, thus achieving a significant improvement in quality of life Waldaschaffs. After their demolition construction on the site of the "old Kauppenbrücke " since the year 2013, a leisure center ( with sports fields, a lake, water trail and recreation center ) alongside the neighboring festival hall and the youth hostel. The two eastern piers of the former Kauppenbrücke preserved and serve as the Alpine Club climbing ability.
Policy
Parish council
The council is composed of 16 city councils and municipal councils.
Mayor
Coat of arms
- Blazon: In red a silver oblique wave beams covered with a slanting green oak leaf; above a sechsspeichiges Silver Wheel, below a silver gear.
- Coat of Arms History: The six-spoked wheel in silver Red is the emblem of the archdiocese and the Kurstaats Mainz, to which the community historically belonged until 1803. The oblique wave beams and oak leaf represent the geographical location of the community on the Aschaff in oak -rich forest of Spessart. Both the river and the forest, are also included in the place names. The gear has an industry icon also on the modern development of the community into a major industrial center. The coat of arms is out since 21 August 1968.
Twinning
Waldaschaff maintains partnerships with Clonakilty in Ireland.
Culture and sights
The most famous sights Waldaschaffs are the Town Hall, the Church of St. Michael, the Kauppenkreuz on the Kauppenberg, the restored drift dam lake house together in Autenbachtal, as well as medals and local history museum. Several restored shrines characterize the townscape as well as some older half-timbered houses, the oldest ( a former courtyard of the Lords of Hettersdorf ) from 1665 is located on what is now Main Street.
Monuments
→ List of monuments in Waldaschaff
Economy
Infrastructure
The community Waldaschaff B 8 and B 26 (4 reached via the local road AB) connected to the transport network via the A3 (Junction Besse Bach / Waldaschaff ) and the main roads, resulting in a fast and convenient access to the Würzburg region and the Rhine / Main area is guaranteed. The nearest towns are Aschaffenburg in the west and Lohr am Main in the east. The nearest train station is five kilometers away in Hoesbach Station. The nearest port is the port Aschaffenburg Bavaria. Three buses provide public transport (PT ) Aschaffenburg sure about the station Hoesbach and direction Weibersbrunn / Roth book / Lohr. A powerful DSL connection is available since March 2012. To the west of the village is situated the industrial estate "Am Bach army " with numerous local companies, factories, and a sports center.
Established businesses
The best-known companies in Waldaschaff are Waldaschaff Automotive GmbH (formerly WAGON GmbH or YMOS AG), an automotive supplier, the Spessart sources GmbH ( army Bach mineral water), a beverage company, and the Bavarian Münzkontor - they make the place one of the most important industrial locations in the Spessart. Many smaller companies have settled in the former health resort because of its convenient location.
Research
Waldaschaff is the seat of which was founded by Michael Goede 1998 Göde Foundation with attached " Institute for Gravitational Research ," has tried to reproduce different experiments which are intended to show an effect antigravitativen supposedly. The Foundation has a price of one million euros for a defined experimental task launched for the detection of anti-gravity.
Public institutions
Fire department
The fire department Waldaschaff was founded in 1873 as volunteer firefighters. Until the 1950s, the main task of the fire was Waldaschaff firefighters until the technical assistance, for example, the A 3, introduction held. Thus, a change began in the fleet, so firefighters Waldaschaff houses today (as of 2011 ) twelve vehicles and three trailers, including two traffic safety trailer ( VSA). These include a number of special vehicles such as a turntable ladder ( DLK 23/12 N latitude CC), rescue vehicle crane (RW 3 - Crane ), United Tanklöschfahrzeug ( TLF 24/50 ) and an equipment cart light (GW - light).
It is used in the BAB 3 to to Marktheidenfeld in the direction of Würzburg and on the opposite carriageway to the Hessian border. In addition, the fire department Waldaschaff is involved in various emergency plans of other county militia. The explains the high use value of about 200 to 300 per year. From the total number of inserts two thirds "Technical assistance " are (THL ), the rest is divided into fire and security guards. At the turn of the millennium was by the fire department Waldaschaff, the "first- responder " (FR) group was founded. The tasks of the FR- group is to be bridged by a qualified first aid, the time between the arrival of the first vehicle of the emergency services. It is used in the local area of Waldaschaff, in exceptional cases, neighboring places.
Education
The elementary school Waldaschaff is divided into a primary, and middle school, which currently offers nearly 300 students place. The school association Waldaschaff also belong to the communities Roth book and Weibersbrunn, where students attend from the 5th grade the main or secondary school in Waldaschaff. The former two based Waldaschaff kindergartens in 2011 for " Children's World Waldaschaff " together
Clubs
The strongest associations are members of a sports club SV Viktoria Waldaschaff, firefighters Waldaschaff, the Musikverein Waldaschaff and ringer KSV Bavaria Waldaschaff.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the town
- Peter Winter (born 1954 ), Bavarian Landtag
- Herbert Hoos ( b. 1965 ), German football player
- Christian Hock (born 1970 ), German football player
Curiosities
The Waldaschaffer are called " Lord God Thieves" teased because local residents are said to have stolen the Bessenbacher post holder Cross on 11 September 1811.