Aschau am Inn

Aschau am Inn
Aschau in winter
Location of Aschau am Inn within Mühldorf am Inn district
Location of Aschau am Inn
Aschau am Inn
Aschau am Inn
Coordinates: 48°12′N 12°21′E / 48.200°N 12.350°E / 48.200; 12.350
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictMühldorf am Inn
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Christian Weyrich[1]
Area
 • Total
20.76 km2 (8.02 sq mi)
Elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,487
 • Density168.0/km2 (435.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
84544
Dialling codes08638
Vehicle registration
Websitewww.aschau-a-inn.de

Aschau am Inn (German pronunciation: [ˈaʃaʊ ʔam ˈʔɪn], lit.'Aschau on the Inn') is a municipality in the district of Mühldorf in Bavaria in Germany with about 3400 inhabitants (2020).

Notable people

  • Johannes Muschol (1949–1981); a member of the GDR border troops shot the German citizen as he jumped over the Berlin Wall into the death strip.
  • Joseph Ratzinger (1927-2022), Pope Benedict XVI, spent his elementary school years from 1932 to 1937 in Aschau am Inn.

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.