The inhabitants, who made their living mostly by growing fruit and fishing, had to pay ongoing tribute to the Stift, and also perform compulsory labour for it.

The stripes on the dexter (armsbearer’s right, viewer’s left) side come from the arms formerly borne by the Counts of Rieneck, to whom parts of the community historically belonged.

The tinctures azure (blue) in the escutcheon’s base and argent (silver) in the pall reversed are Bavaria’s colours, which have flown over Mainaschaff since 1816.

The hall is known for its musical productions by the Aschaffenburg district Fachakademie für Sozialpädagogik (“Professional Academy for Social Work”) and the Edelweiß Mainaschaff singing club.

The Kapellenberg, a big hill formerly serving as a vineyard from the 14th century onwards, with a chapel and a statue of Mary, is said to have been a pilgrimage site for the last hundred years, and is still the destination of many processions.