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Gestratz is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany.

Gestratz
Municipality
Gestratz seen from the east
Location of Gestratz within Lindau district
Gestratz
Gestratz
Coordinates: 47°39′N 9°59′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictLindau
Municipal assoc.Röthenbach (Allgäu)
Government
  Mayor (202026) Engelbert Fink[1] (FW)
Area
  Total15.07 km2 (5.82 sq mi)
Elevation
629 m (2,064 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
  Total1,298
  Density86/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88167
Dialling codes08384
Vehicle registrationLI
Websitewww.gestratz.de
Village boundary at the road An der Reuthe
Village boundary at the road An der Reuthe

Geography


Gestratz is located in the Allgäu region. Smaller hamlets like Brugg, Thalendorf, Altensberg, Horben, Kenners, Zwirkenberg, Altenburg, Rutzen, Rauen, Ried, Schweineburg, Ackers and Erhafts also belong to Gestratz.


History


Before becoming part of Bavaria, Gestratz belonged to Austria. In that time it was part of the Austrian authority of Bregenz-Hohenegg. Since the signing of the peace treaties of Brünn and Preßburg in 1805, the town belongs to Bavaria. In the course of the administrative reforms in Bavaria the contemporary municipality was formed by the "Gemeindeedikt" of 1818.


Population development


In 1970 1,043, in 1987 1,028 and in 2000 1,160 inhabitants were living in the municipality of Gestratz.


Politics


The mayor of Gestratz is Engelbert Fink, elected in March 2020.[1]

The revenue from the municipal tax added up to 441,000 € in 1999, of which the net business tax amounted to 72,000 €.


Economy and infrastructure



Economy, agriculture and forestry


According to the official statistics, in 1998 there were neither employees who were subject to social insurance contribution in the industrial sector, nor in the sector of trade and transport at place of work. At place of domicile there were 668 employees altogether. In the industrial sector there were nine, in the main construction trade eight businesses. Moreover, there were 64 agricultural businesses in 1999 with a total area of 1,072 ha.



Education


In 1999 there were the following institutions:


Notable people



References



На других языках


- [en] Gestratz

[ru] Гестрац

Гестрац (нем. Gestratz) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Бавария.



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