Großostheim
Großostheim (or Grossostheim) is a market town in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. The inhabitants call themselves Aistmer (ostheimers).
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Großostheim within Aschaffenburg district  | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′N 9°5′E / 49.917°N 9.083°ECoordinates: 49°55′N 9°5′E / 49.917°N 9.083°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Unterfranken |
| District | Aschaffenburg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Herbert Jakob[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.31 km2 (17.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 137 m (449 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,352 |
| • Density | 369.04/km2 (955.80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 63762 |
| Vehicle registration | AB |
| Website | www.grossostheim.de |
Geography
Location
Großostheim is on the northeast edge of the Odenwald in the Bavarian Lower Main (Bayerischer Untermain) region.
Constituent communities
Großostheim's Ortsteile are Großostheim, Pflaumheim, Wenigumstadt and Ringheim.
Neighbouring communities
Clockwise from the north, these are the community of Stockstadt, the district-free town of Aschaffenburg, the community of Niedernberg, the community of Mömlingen (both in Miltenberg district) and the community of Schaafheim (Darmstadt-Dieburg).
Together with Stockstadt am Main and the neighbouring Hessian community of Schaafheim, the market community forms the historic Bachgau region.
Population development
Within the municipal area lived 12,788 inhabitants in 1970, 13,514 in 1987, 15,913 in 2000 and 16,299 in 2004.
Politics
The mayor is Herbert Jakob (CSU), elected in April 2014 and re-elected in 2020.
The income from municipal taxes in 1999 amounted to €9,751,000 (converted) of which net intake from business taxes amounted to €3,180,000.
Education
There are the following institutions (as at 2007):
- Kindergartens: 675 kindergarten places with 652 children
- Elementary schools: 5 with 72 teachers and 1,234 pupils
Famous people
Sons and daughters of the town
- Otto Becker (1958– ), German show jumper
- Heinrich Hock (1887–1971), German chemist
- Prof. Dr. Rudolf Schüßler (1960– ), German (moral) philosopher
Town partnerships
Großostheim Media
“Cent Bachgaw”, engraving by Nicolaus Person 1695
Saints Peter's and Paul's parish church
Nöthig-Gut at the marketplace (Bachgaumuseum)
Nintendo of Europe's former head office
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden Archived 2021-06-30 at the Wayback Machine, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
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Further reading
- Wolfgang Hartmann: 1200 Jahre Großostheim. Großostheim 1999
- Frank Schmelz: Lineare anthropogene Gehölz- und Saumstrukturen im Bachgau (Gmde. Großostheim, Lkrs. Aschaffenburg). Gießen 2001
Other websites
- Bavarian Lower Main history portal (in German)
- Großostheim in National Socialist times, documentation (in German)