Waldaschaff
Encyclopedia
Waldaschaff is a community in the Aschaffenburg district
in the Regierungsbezirk
of Lower Franconia
(Unterfranken) in Bavaria
, Germany
.
(range), roughly 15 km from Aschaffenburg
and roughly 65 km from Frankfurt am Main
. Like many villages in this part of the country, Waldaschaff is a “long” village following a road. Around the village are found the woodlands of the Spessart Nature Park (Naturpark Spessart), which enjoys national fame as a recreation area. Lately the community has also become well known for a citizens’ initiative to move the Autobahn A 3 to a nearby dale. Waldaschaff lies right on this Autobahn and experiences – according to the citizens’ initiative – a great deal of harm from noise and exhaust, not least of all from the Kauppenbrücke, a long highway bridge over the community – one of the longest on this stretch of the Autobahn.
for flood control
, and laying down requirements for further development at the YMOS metalworks which were then being operated in the community, employing more than a thousand workers. Further businesses such as the drinks industry and tourism
managed to blossom. Substantial infrastructure projects in waterworks
and sewerage and transport links were undertaken and successfully completed. The sport centre and the gym
nasium came into being and were put into a developmental context with the Ebets building development area. In the zoning plan that was put forth, Brehm introduced the ideas for the Ebets building development area and the Heerbach commercial area, thereby laying decisive guidelines down, until his very early death, for the village’s future development. Today, the community administration’s eyes have been cast upon renewing the village’s core. To this end, a consortium was formed. In 2006, the Ebets-Rodwiesen building development area had been fully opened up.
With the finalization of planning for the A 3 expansion, the highway’s relocation was confirmed. The old Kauppenbrücke is to be torn down, and instead two new bridges are to be built, raising the quality of life.
might be described thus: Gules a bend wavy argent surmounted by an oakleaf in bend vert, the stem to base, in chief a wheel of the second spoked of six, in base a cogwheel of the second.
The six-spoked silver wheel in red – the Wheel of Mainz
– was the arms borne by the Archbishopric of Mainz
, to which the community historically belonged until 1803. The wavy bend (slanted stripe) and the oakleaf stand for the community’s location on the Aschaff in the Spessart forest, which has a wealth of oaktrees. Both the river and the forest (Wald in German
) are parts of the community’s name. The cogwheel symbolizes the industry that has sprung up in modern times, making it an important industrial location.
The arms have been borne since 21 August 1968.
was founded in 1873 as a volunteer firefighting service. Until the 1950s, the Waldaschaff fire brigade’s main task was fighting fires, until technical assistance, for instance on the Autobahn, came to the fore. Along with this came changes to the fire brigade’s fleet, so that the Waldaschaff fire brigade now keeps 11 vehicles and three trailers, two of which are traffic safety trailers. The fleet also features various special vehicles like a turntable ladder and a lighting mast van.
The fire brigade’s service area comprises the Autobahn (BAB 3) as far as Marktheidenfeld on the way to Würzburg, and in the other direction to the boundary with Hesse. Furthermore, the fire brigade is also tied into various emergency alert plans of the other district emergency services. It also claims a high figure of 200 to 300 operations each year, two thirds of which are “performances of technical assistance”, and the rest are shared between firefighting and guarding duties.
At the turn of the millennium, the Waldaschaff fire brigade founded the “First-Responder” (so-called even in German
) group (FR). The FR group’s job is, with qualified aid workers, to bridge the gap between the onset of an emergency and the arrival of the first emergency service vehicle. Its service area is the Waldaschaff area, although in exceptional circumstances it may be driven outside the area.
business specializing in collectible
s. Also, many smaller companies have settled in this former open-air resort owing to its favourable location.
Aschaffenburg (district)
Aschaffenburg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Darmstadt-Dieburg, Offenbach, Main-Kinzig , the districts Main-Spessart and Miltenberg, and the town of Aschaffenburg....
in the Regierungsbezirk
Regierungsbezirk
In Germany, a Government District, in German: Regierungsbezirk – is a subdivision of certain federal states .They are above the Kreise, Landkreise, and kreisfreie Städte...
of Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia
Lower Franconia is one of the three administrative regions of Franconia in Bavaria , Germany ....
(Unterfranken) in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
Location
The community lies at the threshold of the High SpessartSpessart
The Spessart is a low mountain range in northwestern Bavaria and southern Hesse, Germany. It is bordered on three sides by the Main River. The two most important towns located at the foot of the Spessart are Aschaffenburg and Würzburg....
(range), roughly 15 km from Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg is a city in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is the administrative seat.Aschaffenburg is known as the Tor zum Spessart or "gate to the Spessart"...
and roughly 65 km from Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
. Like many villages in this part of the country, Waldaschaff is a “long” village following a road. Around the village are found the woodlands of the Spessart Nature Park (Naturpark Spessart), which enjoys national fame as a recreation area. Lately the community has also become well known for a citizens’ initiative to move the Autobahn A 3 to a nearby dale. Waldaschaff lies right on this Autobahn and experiences – according to the citizens’ initiative – a great deal of harm from noise and exhaust, not least of all from the Kauppenbrücke, a long highway bridge over the community – one of the longest on this stretch of the Autobahn.
Recent history
The community’s upswing and development into modernity are closely linked with mayor Herbert Brehm’s name. Important projects during his mayoralty were things such as opening up building development areas like Breite Wiese, dredging the AschaffAschaff
The Aschaff is a river in the northern Spessart in Bavaria, Germany.It is a right tributary of the Main and is 21,4 km long. It begins at the confluence of Autenbach and Kleinaschaff in Waldaschaff. Loosely translated the name Aschaff means Eschenwasser. The largest tributary is the Laufach...
for flood control
Flood control
In communications, flood control is a feature of many communication protocols designed to prevent overwhelming of a destination receiver. Such controls can be implemented either in software or in hardware, and will often request that the message be resent after the receiver has finished...
, and laying down requirements for further development at the YMOS metalworks which were then being operated in the community, employing more than a thousand workers. Further businesses such as the drinks industry and tourism
Tourism
Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
managed to blossom. Substantial infrastructure projects in waterworks
Water supply
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes...
and sewerage and transport links were undertaken and successfully completed. The sport centre and the gym
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium came into being and were put into a developmental context with the Ebets building development area. In the zoning plan that was put forth, Brehm introduced the ideas for the Ebets building development area and the Heerbach commercial area, thereby laying decisive guidelines down, until his very early death, for the village’s future development. Today, the community administration’s eyes have been cast upon renewing the village’s core. To this end, a consortium was formed. In 2006, the Ebets-Rodwiesen building development area had been fully opened up.
With the finalization of planning for the A 3 expansion, the highway’s relocation was confirmed. The old Kauppenbrücke is to be torn down, and instead two new bridges are to be built, raising the quality of life.
Community council
The council is made up of 16 council members.| CSU Christian Social Union of Bavaria The Christian Social Union in Bavaria is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It operates only in the state of Bavaria, while its sister party, the Christian Democratic Union , operates in the other 15 states of Germany... |
SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany... |
Total |
| 10 | 6 | 16 seats |
| (as at municipal election held on 2 March 2008) | ||
Mayors
- 1966–1984: Herbert Brehm (SPD)
- 1984–2004: Peter Winter (CSU)
- since 2004: Marcus Grimm (CSU)
Coat of arms
The community’s armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
might be described thus: Gules a bend wavy argent surmounted by an oakleaf in bend vert, the stem to base, in chief a wheel of the second spoked of six, in base a cogwheel of the second.
The six-spoked silver wheel in red – the Wheel of Mainz
Wheel of Mainz
thumb|150px|version until 1992thumb|150px|version from 1992 - 2008thumb|150px|version from 2008The Wheel of Mainz or Mainzer Rad, in German, was the coat of arms of the Archbishopric of Mainz and thus also of the Electorate of Mainz , in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It consists of a silver wheel...
– was the arms borne by the Archbishopric of Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz
The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...
, to which the community historically belonged until 1803. The wavy bend (slanted stripe) and the oakleaf stand for the community’s location on the Aschaff in the Spessart forest, which has a wealth of oaktrees. Both the river and the forest (Wald in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
) are parts of the community’s name. The cogwheel symbolizes the industry that has sprung up in modern times, making it an important industrial location.
The arms have been borne since 21 August 1968.
Local clubs
In Waldaschaff is found a great variety of clubs. The local clubs even supply the odd diversion in everyday village life with festivals or celebrations.Fire services
The Waldaschaff fire brigadeFirefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
was founded in 1873 as a volunteer firefighting service. Until the 1950s, the Waldaschaff fire brigade’s main task was fighting fires, until technical assistance, for instance on the Autobahn, came to the fore. Along with this came changes to the fire brigade’s fleet, so that the Waldaschaff fire brigade now keeps 11 vehicles and three trailers, two of which are traffic safety trailers. The fleet also features various special vehicles like a turntable ladder and a lighting mast van.
The fire brigade’s service area comprises the Autobahn (BAB 3) as far as Marktheidenfeld on the way to Würzburg, and in the other direction to the boundary with Hesse. Furthermore, the fire brigade is also tied into various emergency alert plans of the other district emergency services. It also claims a high figure of 200 to 300 operations each year, two thirds of which are “performances of technical assistance”, and the rest are shared between firefighting and guarding duties.
At the turn of the millennium, the Waldaschaff fire brigade founded the “First-Responder” (so-called even in German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
) group (FR). The FR group’s job is, with qualified aid workers, to bridge the gap between the onset of an emergency and the arrival of the first emergency service vehicle. Its service area is the Waldaschaff area, although in exceptional circumstances it may be driven outside the area.
Established businesses
The best known businesses in Waldaschaff are WAGON Automotive, a car supplier, and Bayerisches Münzkontor, a mail orderMail order
Mail order is a term which describes the buying of goods or services by mail delivery. The buyer places an order for the desired products with the merchant through some remote method such as through a telephone call or web site. Then, the products are delivered to the customer...
business specializing in collectible
Collectible
A collectable or collectible is any object regarded as being of value or interest to a collector . There are numerous types of collectables and terms to denote those types. An antique is a collectable that is old...
s. Also, many smaller companies have settled in this former open-air resort owing to its favourable location.