In 1834, the political municipality was created from this large parish.
In large parishes, this process will take some time.
At one time it had the largest geographical parish in England.
In 1142 it also received the large parish of Wolfsbach.
The population of its large parish, which included several rural outliers, stood at about 2,700.
It is one of the larger parishes in the county.
It is currently known as the world's largest parish, claims some sources.
With an area of 52 km2 it is the country's third largest parish by total area.
It is one of the largest parishes in the Archdiocese.
By the 13th century, Aeschi was the center of a large parish.