Gersthofen
Gersthofen is a town in the district of Augsburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the west bank of the Lech River, approx. 7 km (4.35 mi) north of Augsburg.
Gersthofen | |
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![]() Church of Saint James the Greater | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
Location of Gersthofen within Augsburg district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 48°25′N 10°52′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Schwaben |
District | Augsburg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Michael Wörle (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 33.95 km2 (13.11 sq mi) |
Elevation | 469 m (1,539 ft) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 22,451 |
• Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 86368 |
Dialling codes | 0821 |
Vehicle registration | A |
Website | www.gersthofen.de |
Gersthofen is divided into five districts (German: Stadtteile): Batzenhofen, Edenbergen (with Gailenbach and Gailenbacher Mühle), Gersthofen, Hirblingen, and Rettenbergen (with Peterhof).
Mayors
- Josef Helmschrott: 1947-1952
- Georg Wendler: 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)[2]
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
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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
- Town hall of Gersthofen
- St. Martin Church in Batzenhofen
References
- "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
- Gerald Lindner (2014-03-31). "Stichwahl: Der neue Rathauschef weint Freudentränen" (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
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