Hösbach
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Location of Hösbach within Aschaffenburg district
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| Coordinates: 50°00′N 9°12′E / 50.000°N 9.200°ECoordinates: 50°00′N 9°12′E / 50.000°N 9.200°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Bavaria | |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken | |
| District | Aschaffenburg | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Michael Baumann (-) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 30.59 km2 (11.81 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 144 m (472 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 13,143 | |
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 63768 | |
| Dialling codes | 06021, 06024 | |
| Vehicle registration | AB, ALZ | |
| Website | www.hoesbach.de | |
Hösbach is a market community and municipality in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 13,000.
The municipality lies in the part of the Mittelgebirge Spessart known as Vorspessart, 5 km from Aschaffenburg, roughly 70 km from Würzburg and roughly 50 km from Frankfurt am Main. The Hösbach, from which the community's name is derived, flows into the Aschaff in the municipal territory.
The central village of Hösbach is located in the valley of the Aschaff, next to the Bundesautobahn 3. However, the outlying centres are located in side valleys and, in the case of Feldkahl and Rottenberg, actually in another watershed, that of the Kahl.
Hösbach has ten Ortsteile located on five Gemarkungen (traditional cadastral areas). These are as follows (population numbers for 2011):
Hösbach borders on (from the north, clockwise): Mömbris, Blankenbach, Sailauf, Bessenbach, Haibach, Aschaffenburg, Goldbach and Johannesberg.
In 1189, Hösbach had its first documentary mention as Hostebach: a Hermann de Hostebach and his son Conrad were named in a document from Archbishop Konrad of Mainz as witnesses. In 1218 the Schmerlenbach convent (in today’s constituent community of Winzenhohl) was endowed by the family von Kugelberg and it was granted the right of patronage over the Hösbach church. In the 13th century, the noble family of Hostebach died out, but the name Hösbach remained. Beginning in the 14th century, Forsthuben – a kind of woodland estate – were set up in Hösbach, which over the course of time further grew into large farms.
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