Haibach, Lower Franconia

Haibach
Municipality
Haibach seen from Erbig
Coat of arms
Location of Haibach within Aschaffenburg district
Haibach Haibach
Coordinates: 49°58′03″N 09°11′49″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Aschaffenburg
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Andreas Zenglein (CSU)
Area
• Total	7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Elevation	280 m (920 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	8,592
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	63808
Dialling codes	06021
Vehicle registration	AB
Website	www.haibach.de

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

Constituent communities

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

Other websites

• Ketzelburg (in German)