Hösbach

Hösbach is a market community in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Location

The community lies in the Vorspessart, 5 km from Aschaffenburg, roughly 70 km from Würzburg and roughly 50 km from Frankfurt am Main.

Constituent communities

Hösbach’s Ortsteile are Hösbach-Bahnhof, Feldkahl, Rottenberg, Wenighösbach and Winzenhohl.

History

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 was lost, but the name Hösbach remains. 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 great farms.

Hösbach (river)

Hösbach is a river of Bavaria, Germany, at the market community Hösbach in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken).

It is about 5 km (3 mi) long and a right tributary of the Aschaff.

See also

Coordinates: 50°00′00″N 9°12′06″E / 49.9999°N 9.2017°E / 49.9999; 9.2017