Aschersleben (German pronunciation: [ˈaʃɐsleːbən] ⓘ) is a town in the Salzlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.

In 1426 Aschersleben became a member of the Hanseatic League and due to hop trade an economic boom started.

A Junkers serial fuselage production facility was located in Aschersleben during the time of Nazi Germany.

[6] Aschersleben suffered considerable bomb damage from 1940 to 1945, especially on 31 March 1945 when the railway station, several factories and the residential area Johannisvorstadt were destroyed.

[12] On 1 January 2009, the former municipalities of Groß Schierstedt, Neu Königsaue, Schackenthal and Westdorf were absorbed, and the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft Aschersleben/Land was disbanded.

The historic centre is dominated by romanesque (Grauer Hof), gothic (St. Stephani Church), renaissance (Town hall, Krukmannsches Haus) and baroque architecture.

The reasons for this is the availability of good stone material and the absence of large forests in the vicinity, as well as numerous fires before the 16th century.

One of the oldest buildings is Lederer Bräustübl, a former brewery which was built in 1512 and enlarged in 1600 when a renaissance oriel window with stone carvings was added.

[19] One of the most interesting fountains is Kuntzebrunnen dating from 1904 which consists of a sandstone column, three candelabrums, four lions and four basins.

[20] The place named after a former medieval city gate which was demolished is called "Vor dem Hohen Tor".

It was laid out in the 15th century as shooting-grounds and restructured in 2010 when the Landesgartenschau Exhibition took place in Saxony Anhalt.

Aschersleben is twinned with:[22] Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892–1944) was the Republican Party (GOP) nominee for the 1940 presidential election.