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Aschaffenburg

British  
/ aˈʃafənbʊrk /

noun

  1. a city in Germany, on the River Main in Bavaria: seat of the Imperial Diet (1447); ceded to Bavaria in 1814. Pop: 68 607 (2003 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Before it turned up at Goodwill, the bust had last been attached to the Pompejanum complex in Aschaffenburg, Germany.

From Washington Times • Apr. 18, 2023

Meanwhile, Young enlisted researcher Jörg Deterling, who found out the bust’s home was the Pompejanum historic building in Aschaffenburg, Germany, something Bavarian government officials confirmed.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2022

How the bust got from Aschaffenburg to Austin is unclear, but it seems probable that an American soldier took the statue to the US.

From BBC • May 6, 2022

Another woman who was there, Sara, a 25-year-old from the Bavarian town of Aschaffenburg, said the situation was still precarious at 4 a.m., when she arrived at the station with a girlfriend.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2016

George, completely outmanœuvred by his veteran antagonist, was in a position of the greatest danger between Aschaffenburg and Hanau in the defile formed by the Spessart Hills and the river Main.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

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