Editing Aschaffenburg (section)

=== Post-war development ===
In the decades following the war, Aschaffenburg and the surrounding region experienced robust economic prosperity, partially due to its close proximity to [[Frankfurt am Main]].
[[File:Civilians clearing the streets of Aschaffenburg.jpg|thumb|Civilians clearing away the rubble, 3 April 1945]]

According to an online 2002 survey in ''[[Stern (magazine)|Stern]]'' magazine, [Stern 14/2002], 82 percent of residents living in the ''Bayerischer Untermain'' region where Aschaffenburg is located were satisfied with the place where they lived. This was the highest level recorded in the survey, making the region the #1 place to live in Germany, based on several factors including employment opportunities in the region, educational facilities, public services, transportation, recreational options, shopping, cultural facilities/events, climate, etc.

Another survey taken in 2006 by McKinsey, ''Stern'' magazine, [[ZDF]], and web.de again showed that Aschaffenburg has one of the highest ratings for quality of life in Germany.{{citation needed|date=July 2014}}

In January 2025, two people were killed in the [[2025 Aschaffenburg stabbing]],  a knife attack by an Afghan asylum seeker in the Schöntal park.<ref>{{cite web |title=L’Allemagne connaît sa troisième attaque au couteau mortelle en six mois |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/l-allemagne-connait-sa-troisieme-attaque-au-couteau-mortelle-en-six-mois-20250122 |website=Figaro |publisher=Figaro |access-date=22 January 2025}}</ref>