Aschau am Inn

Aschau am Inn
Aschau in winter
Location of Aschau am Inn within Mühldorf am Inn district
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
20.79 km2 (8.03 sq mi)
Elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,245
 • Density160/km2 (400/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 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. ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.