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| Aschach | ||
| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 1.019 (2012) | |
| height | 219 m | |
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Aschach is a village on the Franconian Saale in the region Rhön-Saale. The place is particularly worth visiting because of the Aschach Castle and the museums housed there.
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background
There is a settlement at today's location probably as early as the 8th century, the year of the oldest documented mention is 1244.
In the Middle Ages, today's Aschach was divided into two parts: the part with the church was called Aschach, the part at the castle was called Neuseß.
With the departure of Bad Kissingen, Aschach and the castle also became the destination of the Kissingen spa guests from the high nobility: King Ludwig I of Bavaria, later the Imperial Chancellor Prince von Bismarck, Emperor Friedrich III, visited the town repeatedly around 1825 as Crown Prince, and also the last Empress Augusta Viktoria, the last Queen of Hanover, the Prince von Battenberg (Queen Victoria's son-in-law) and also artists like the famous painter Adolf Menzel or Georg Dehio.
Aschach has been an administrative part of since 1972 Bad Bocklet.
getting there
| Distances | |
| Bad Kissingen | 8 kilometers |
|---|---|
| Bad Neustadt | 18 km |
| Schweinfurt | 36 km |
| Wurzburg | 69 km |
| Frankfurt Main | 144 km |
| Nuremberg | 159 km |
| Munich | 324 km |
By plane
The nearest international airports are the Airport in Frankfurt (156 km), in Erfurt (137 km) and the Airport in Nuremberg (153 km).
That close Bad Kissingen has its own airfield for machines up to 3,000 kg.
By train
The train station in Bad Kissingen is on the railway line Schweinfurt - Gemünden. Continue to Aschach by bus or taxi.
In the street
Aschach is located on the state road St2292 on the scenic section along the course of the Franconian Saale and between Bad Neustadt and Bad Kissingen. The state road is used as a bypass. In Bad Neustadt connection to the A71, via Bad Kissingen and Euerdorf on the B278 connection to the A7, (Würzburg - Fulda).
- Via the A71 motorway, Schweinfurt - Suhl
Münnerstadt, continue on the B19 through Münnerstadt, after the steep ascent of the Schindberg turn right to Burghausen and continue via Bad Bocklet to Aschach, approx. 20 km from the motorway exit.
- In a variant to before also from the northern exit Bad Neustadt (A71), through Bad Neustadt and on the state road St2292 along the Saale to Aschach, approx. 28 km from the end of the motorway.
mobility
Public transport Bad Kissingen (local public transport): Bus routes: Line directory and lineNetwork plan;
- Bus route 8142: Bad Kissingen - Aschach / Church - Bad Neustadt (S) and back;
- Bus route 8143: Aschach - Bad Bocklet - Münnerstadt and back;
- Stagecoach: Aschach Castle is approached by the four-horse stagecoach from Bad Kissingen on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday in summer.
Tourist Attractions
There are several well restored ones in the village Half-timbered houses. Aschach lies on the course of the river Saale, the Aschach mills are:
- Castle mill. Grain and cutting mill mainly to supply the lords of the castle.
- Auxiliary mill
- Upper mill
- Farmer's mill
Aschach Castle
The castle is located on the southern outskirts of Aschach. The complex has its beginnings as a medieval castle, which was built in the 12th century by the Counts of Henneberg. The castle changed hands several times in the Middle Ages.
After it was destroyed during the Peasant Wars and the Margravial War in the 16th century, the Würzburg prince-bishops rebuilt the complex, and Aschach became the hunting lodge and administrative seat of the prince-bishops. Most of the building fabric, which is well preserved to this day, dates from this time.
In the period from 1829 to 1864, the Schweinfurt industrialist Willhelm Sattler ran an "English porcelain factory" with kilns in Aschach Castle. From 1874, Aschach served as the summer palace of the Count of Luxburg, who was then the district president of Lower Franconia. He dismantled the commercial installations with the kilns.
In 1955 the castle with all its furnishings and valuable collections came as a gift from the owner Dr. Karl-Ludwig Graf von Luxburg, Prince of Carolath-Beuthen and Prince von Schoenaich-Carolath, formerly German Ambassador, came into the possession of the Lower Franconia district.
The outdoor facilities at the castle are freely accessible.
Museums in Aschach Castle
The district of Lower Franconia operates three museums in the grounds of the castle:
- Graf Luxburg Museum, in the great castle. The surviving living quarters of the last castle owners are shown, built in the style of the Wilhelminian era. The furnishings of the count family are counted among the most valuable art collections in Bavaria. There are paintings, sculptures, Augsburg silver, porcelain, furniture and an important collection of East Asian art.
- Folklore Museum. In the baroque fruit store (1692) of the castle documents rural life, living and economic activity in the Rhön in the period from 1850 to 1950.
- School museum. Housed in the former gardener's house (1774) shows an old Lower Franconian country school.
- Museums in Aschach Castle, Schloss-Strasse 24, 97708 Bad Bocklet-Aschach. Tel.: 49 9708 6142 (358 (cash register)). Open: April 1st to September 30th: 2pm to 6pm; Oct 1 to Oct 31, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; every day except Monday.Price: adults € 5; Children over 6 years € 1.50 .;
activities
- Nature trail. 2.3 km long nature trail with educational boards.
- The Mill trail connects 10 former watermills in and around the Bad Bocklet market on a distance of around 20 km and also leads to the Aschacher mills.
- A Wayside shrine trail informs about the Wayside shrines and crossing in the districts of Aschach and Großenbrach. The start is at the castle.
shop
There is a bakery and groceries in the village.
kitchen
- To the Schlosswirt (Restaurant & Cafe), Schlossstrasse 24, 97708 Aschach. Tel.: 49 9708 357.
- Gasthaus zur Krone (Franconian cuisine, game specialties), Schlossstrasse 12, 97708 Aschach. Tel.: 49 9708 264.
nightlife
Outside of the local gastronomy, it gets quiet in the evening, Bad Kissingen can be reached quickly.
accommodation
Work
health
The nearest pharmacy is in Bad Bocklet, the nearest clinic in Bad Kissingen
Practical advice
| Brief information | |
| Phone code | 09708 |
|---|---|
| Post Code | 97708 |
| Mark | KG |
| Time zone | UTC 1 |
| Emergency call | 112 / 110 |
- Spa and Tourist Information Bad Bocklet, Kurhausstrasse 2, 97708 Bad Bocklet (in the guest house / at the spa gardens). Tel.: 49 9708 70703-0, Fax: 49 9708 70703-9.
- The Guest card Bad Bocklet also applies to the neighboring baths Bad Kissingen, Bad Neustadt, Bad Bruckenau and Bad Koenigshofen (Badland Bavarian Rhön). Free of charge in Bad Bocklet and the other baths include the spa concerts, drinking cures, various guided hikes, various buses and the Bathing bus. There are discounts for numerous cultural events.
- Deutsche Post branch (DHL), Hennebergstrasse 3, Aschach.
trips
literature
Web links
- An official website is not known. Please open Wikidata add.
- Archaeological documentation for Sattler's stoneware factory in Aschach Castle
