Haibach, Lower Franconia

Haibach is a community in the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 8,300.

 Geography 

Location
The community is east-south-east of the town of Aschaffenburg on the western edge of the Spessart (range) between the town and the hills' well-known landmark Mespelbrunn Castle. The highest elevations in the municipal area are the Findberg and the Buchberg. They reach some 330 m above NHN. Haibach is in the Spessart Nature Park (Naturpark Spessart)

Constituent communities
Haibach's Ortsteile are Haibach, Grünmorsbach and Dörrmorsbach.

Climate
The climate is moderate and warm (Bayerisch Nizza, or "Bavarian Nice"). Haibach represents a meteorological divide between the Main Plain and the High Spessart.

Demographics
Religion
There are three Catholic churches in the community:
 St. Nikolaus von der Flüe, Haibach
 St. Johannes der Täufer, Grünmorsbach
 St. Johannes der Täufer, Grünmorsbach (old church under monumental protection)
 St. Laurentius, Dörrmorsbach

There is also one Protestant church:
 Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche

Economy
In Haibach are found, among others, the head office of the Adler chain of clothing shops, the German headquarters of Macrovision Corporation and the European headquarters of Renzi AG.
Government

Mayor
Since 2006, Andreas Zenglein (CSU) has been Haibach's mayor.

Community council

The council is made up of 20 council members, counting the mayor.
  CSU  SPD  Freie Wählergemeinschaft  Total 2008  10  6  4  21 seats
(as at municipal election held on 2 March 2008)

Town twinning
 Marck, Pas-de-Calais, France

Infrastructure
Transport
 Bus routes to Aschaffenburg: 5 (to Dörrmorsbach), 16, 40, 41, 47
 Autobahn A 3 between Frankfurt (roughly 45 km away) and Würzburg (roughly 75 km away).

Education
 Haibach primary school and Hauptschule with Mittlere-Reife-Zug
 Haibach primary school – Grünmorsbach branch

References

Other websites

 Ketzelburg 

Category:Aschaffenburg (district)