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Gersthofen Latitude and Longitude:
48°25′N 10°52′E / 48.417°N 10.867°E / 48.417; 10.867
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Gersthofen
Municipality
Church of Saint James the Greater
Church of Saint James the Greater
Coat of arms of Gersthofen
Coat of arms
Location of Gersthofen within Augsburg district
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Gersthofen is located in Germany
Gersthofen
Gersthofen
Gersthofen is located in Bavaria
Gersthofen
Gersthofen
Coordinates: 48°25′N 10°52′E / 48.417°N 10.867°E / 48.417; 10.867
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Schwaben
District Augsburg
Government
 •  Mayor (2020–26) Michael Wörle [1] ( Ind.)
Area
 • Total33.95 km2 (13.11 sq mi)
Elevation
469 m (1,539 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total23,274
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Postal codes
86368
Dialling codes0821
Vehicle registrationA
Website www.gersthofen.de

Gersthofen (German pronunciation: [ɡɛʁstˈhoːfn̩] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Augsburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the west bank of the river Lech, approx. 7 km (4.35 mi) north of Augsburg.

Gersthofen is divided into five districts (German: Stadtteile): Batzenhofen, Edenbergen (with Gailenbach and Gailenbacher Mühle), Gersthofen, Hirblingen, and Rettenbergen (with Peterhof).

Mayors

  • Josef Helmschrott (CSU): 1947-1952
  • Georg Wendler (independent): 1952-1967
  • Karl J. Weiß: (CSU): 1967-1984
  • Siegfried Deffner (CSU): 1984-2008
  • Jürgen Schantin (W.I.R., till 2013 CSU): 2008-2014
  • since May 2014: Michael Wörle (independent) [3]

Born in Gersthofen

  • Hans Erdmenger (1903-1943), marine officer in the second World War
  • Michael Martin (born 1948), photographer, geographer and author

People related to Gersthofen

Auguste Piccard in 1932
  • Auguste Piccard (1884-1962), Swiss scientist, physicist and explorer. Piccard started off in 1931 near Gersthofen with his Stratosphere - balloon to a research flight into Higher Air Layers. During this flight he and his assistant Paul Kipfer first reached an altitude of 15,781 meters.
  • St. Emmeram chapel
    St. Emmeram chapel
  • Town hall of Gersthofen
    Town hall of Gersthofen
  • St. Martin Church in Batzenhofen
    St. Martin Church in Batzenhofen

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) ( Hilfe dazu).
  3. ^ Gerald Lindner (2014-03-31). "Stichwahl: Der neue Rathauschef weint Freudentränen" (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved 2014-04-13.


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