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 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.
^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
^Gerald Lindner (2014-03-31). "Stichwahl: Der neue Rathauschef weint Freudentränen" (in German). Augsburger Allgemeine. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
