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Gersthofen

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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 / 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
• Total	33.95 km² (13.11 sq mi)
Elevation	469 m (1,539 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)^[2]
• Total	23,274
• Density	690/km² (1,800/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 (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[edit]

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[edit]

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

People related to Gersthofen[edit]

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.