in the second world war, the village suffered greatly under the bombings in 1944 and 1945. fourteen people were killed in these raids, and more than a hundred buildings were utterly or partly destroyed, among them the kindergarten and the gymnasium. after the war, reconstruction was implemented through brisk building activity and a heavy inflow of inhabitants. beginning then, glattbach became a residential community with nearly 3,800 inhabitants, favoured by its proximity to the town and its scenically charming location. the inhabitants are mostly commuters who overwhelmingly have jobs in aschaffenburg.