Gersthofen (German pronunciation: [ɡɛʁstˈhoːfn̩] (listen)) 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
Municipality
Church of Saint James the Greater
Coat of arms
Location of Gersthofen within Augsburg district
Gersthofen Show map of Germany Gersthofen Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°25′N 10°52′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Augsburg
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Michael Wörle[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	33.95 km2 (13.11 sq mi)
Elevation	469 m (1,539 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	22,602
• Density	670/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 (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

References

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