Hösbach
market municipality in Bavaria, Germany
Hösbach is a market community and municipality in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. As of 2023, it has a population of 13,323.
Geography
Location
The municipality lies in the region of the Mittelgebirge Spessart known as Vorspessart, 5km from Aschaffenburg, roughly 70km from Würzburg and roughly 50km from Frankfurt am Main. The Hösbach river, from which the municipality's name is derived, flows into the Aschaff within the municipal territory.
The central village of Hösbach is located in the valley of the Aschaff, next to the Bundesautobahn 3. However, the outlying villages are located in adjoining valleys and, in the case of Feldkahl and Rottenberg, actually in the watershed of the Kahl river.
Constituent municipalities
Hösbach has ten parts (Ortsteile) located across five districts (Gemarkungen). These are as follows (population numbers for 2011):
Feldkahl (1,086)
Hösbach (6,556)
Hösbach-Bahnhof (1,096)
Rottenberg (1,661)
Wenighösbach (982)
Münchhof
Winzenhohl (1,969)
Aschaffsteg
Forsthaus
Schmerlenbach
Neighbouring municipalities
Hösbach borders (from the north, clockwise): Mömbris, Blankenbach, Sailauf, Bessenbach, Haibach, Aschaffenburg, Goldbach and Johannesberg.
History
In 1189, Hösbach had its first documented 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 municipality of Winzenhohl) was endowed by the Von Kugelberg family and granted the right of patronage over the Hösbach church.
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