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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Schwaben

Elevation
  
469 m (1,539 ft)

Area
  
33.95 km²

Local time
  
Monday 6:19 AM

State
  
Bavaria

District
  
Augsburg

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
20,319 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
86368

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Weather
  
-2°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 84% Humidity

Gersthofen is a municipality 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.

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Map of Gersthofen, Germany

Gersthofen is divided into five districts (German: Stadtteile): Batzenhofen, Edenbergen (with Gailenbach and Gailenbacher Mühle), Gersthofen, Hirblingen, and Rettenbergen (with Peterhof).

Born in Gersthofen

  • Hans Erdmenger (1903-1943), Marine Officer the World War
  • Michael Martin (born 1948), Photographer, [Geographer and author
  • 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.

    • References

    Gersthofen Wikipedia
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