Gersthofen

Municipality in Bavaria, Germany

(2020–26) Michael Wörle^[1] (Ind.)Area • Total33.95 km² (13.11 sq mi)Elevation469 m (1,539 ft)Population • Total23,274 • Density690/km² (1,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes0821Vehicle registrationAWebsitewww.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 (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.

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  St. Emmeram chapel
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  Town hall of Gersthofen
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  St. Martin Church in Batzenhofen

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