Aschach an der Donau Aschach an der Donau Aschach an der Donau is a municipality in the district Eferding in the Austrian state of Upper Austria. Aschach lies in the Danube Valley, on the edge of the Eferding Basin in the Hausruckviertel. About 2 percent of the area is forested. Subdivisions are: Aschach an der Donau (center), Ruprechting, and Sommerberg. "Silver and red, covered by two natural colored, twisted grapevines with a blue grape to the left, a green grape to the right and a green leaf in each half." The colors of the banner are red, white and green. The motif indicates due
Neuburg an der Donau region. Neuburg an der Donau has a defensive wall around the old town. The old town contains some well worth seeing institutions and happenings, such as the 'Birdland Jazz Club Neuburg', one of the best locations for jazz auditions in Germany. The Renaissance Ducal Palace ("Pfalz-Neuburger Residenzschloss"), Neuburg Castle, which was built 1530-45 under Otto Henry, Elector Palatine and took on its present-day form during the reign of Philip William, Elector Palatine, today houses several museums including a Baroque gallery of the Bavarian State Picture Collection and the "Archäologie-Museum Schloss Neuburg an der Donau" (Neuburg an der Donau Castle Archaeology