the placename ending "—bach", which is german for “brook”, is seen in the arms as the wavy blue bend sinister – that is to say, slanted stripe beginning at the top on the sinister (armsbearer's left, viewer's right) side. the two-headed stork in the inescutcheon comes from the arms once borne by the noble family von wasen. they owned an estate in the community from 1387 to 1528. the yarn reels refer to the beginnings of the aschaffenburg clothing industry.