Aschbach, Bas-Rhin

Geography

Aschbach is located some 13 km south by south-east of Wissembourg and 8 km east of Soultz-sous-Forêts. Access to the commune is by the D245 road from Stundwiller in the south passing through the village and continuing north to Seebach. With exception of a small band of forest on the western border the commune is entirely farmland.

The Seebach river forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the Seltzbach at Buhl. An unnamed stream rises in the centre of the commune and flows south-east through the village to join the Seebach on the south-eastern border.

History

In the 14th century Aschbach was the property of the Diocese of Speyer (Germany). Under the Ancien Régime Aschbach, Stundwiller, and Oberroedern formed the Superior Court with their church at Stundwiller. These three villages were merged in 1974 but Aschbach was separated again in 1988.

According to the cadastral plan of 1839 there were buildings built close together and also other places which were marshlands. The school was built in 1833, an oratory at a place called Kreutzfeld dates to 1864, and the church was built in 1871.

The village suffered terrible damage in the Second World War and reconstruction gave the village a new look with a larger and more open built-up area. The presbytery was built in 1950.

Heraldry

Blazon:

Sable, three bends wavy of Or.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aschbachois or Aschbachoises in French.

|1793 |307 |1800 |602 |1806 |649 |1821 |780 |1831 |871 |1836 |820 |1841 |736 |1846 |772 |1851 |745 |1856 |649 |1861 |661 |1866 |647 |1871 |679 |1875 |663 |1880 |647 |1885 |581 |1890 |578 |1895 |568 |1900 |574 |1905 |545 |1910 |578 |1921 |590 |1926 |557 |1931 |535 |1936 |527 |1946 |496 |1954 |503 |1962 |513 |1968 |570 |1975 |560 |1982 |563 |1990 |528 |1999 |590 |2007 |679 |2012 |677 |2017 |682

Sites and monuments

Aschbach has four registrations as historical monuments. These are:

• Parish Church of the Immaculate Conception (1871, 1908, 1928)[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Farmhouse at 19 Grand Rue (18th-20th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]
• House and Farms (18th and 19th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]
• The Village (14th century)[[File:Logo monument historique - rouge sans texte.svg|18px]]

The Church of the Immaculate Conception has many items which are registered as historical objects. These are:

• 2 Monstrances (around 1871)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Monstrance (around 1871)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Cross: Christ on the cross (around 1871)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Painting: Saint Joseph with the child Jesus (around 1871)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• 10 Statues of Saints (around 1871)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Pulpit, 2 Confessionals, Baptismal fonts (around 1871)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• 3 Altars, 3 Tabernacles, 3 Retables, church stall, half-height panelling (main altar, altar tombstone, secondary altar) (around 1871)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Furniture in the Church[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]
• Wayside cross: Christ on the cross at Hohlacker (1809)[[File:Logo monument historique - noir sans texte.svg|18px]]

Aschbach Picture Gallery

File:Aschbach, Bas-Rhin, Entry.JPG|The entry to Aschbach File:Aschbach, Bas-Rhin, old house.JPG|An old house in Aschbach File:Aschbach, Bas-Rhin, Street.JPG|A street in Aschbach File:Aschbach, Bas-Rhin, Wayside Cross.JPG|The Wayside Cross

;Inside the Church File:Aschbach, Bas-Rhin, Church Interior.JPG|Church Interior File:Aschbach, Bas-Rhin, Church Main Altar.JPG|The Main Altar File:Aschbach, Bas-Rhin, Church Second Altar.JPG|The Secondary Altar File:Aschbach, Bas-Rhin, Church Pulpit.JPG|The Pulpit File:Aschbach, Bas-Rhin, Church St Joseph.JPG|Painting of Saint Joseph with the child Jesus

References

References

1. (2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
2. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aschbach/@48.9394351,7.9861875,2994m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x4796f022b8ba8b55:0x97e45ab089714a79?hl=en Google Maps]
3. [http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/chercher.php List of Mayors of France] {{in lang. fr
4. [https://www.habitants.fr/bas-rhin-67 Le nom des habitants du 67 - Bas-Rhin], habitants.fr
5. {{Cassini-Ehess. 1473. Aschbach
6. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-67012#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00118789. IA00118789 Church of the Immaculate Conception {{in lang. fr
8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00118790. IA00118790 Farmhouse {{in lang. fr
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00118788. IA00118788 Houses and Farms {{in lang. fr
10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. IA00118787. IA00118787 Village {{in lang. fr
11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM67005080. IM67005080 2 Monstrances {{in lang. fr
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM67005079. IM67005079 Monstrance {{in lang. fr
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM67005078. IM67005078 Cross: Christ on the Cross {{in lang. fr
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM67005077. IM67005077 Painting: Saint Joseph with the child Jesus {{in lang. fr
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM67005076. IM67005076 10 Statues {{in lang. fr
16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM67005075. IM67005075 Pulpit, 2 Confessionals, Baptismal fonts {{in lang. fr
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM67005074. IM67005074 3 Altars, 3 Tabernacles, 3 Retables, stall, panelling {{in lang. fr
18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM67005073. IM67005073 Furniture {{in lang. fr
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. IM67005081. IM67005081 Wayside Cross {{in lang. fr