Hergatz

Hergatz
Hergatz
Municipality
	Church of Saint George in Wohmbrechts
	Coat of arms
	Location of Hergatz within Lindau district
	Hergatz Hergatz
	Coordinates: 47°39′N9°50′E / 47.650°N 9.833°E Coordinates: 47°39′N9°50′E / 47.650°N 9.833°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Lindau
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Oliver-Kersten Raab
Area
• Total	18.81 km2 (7.26 sq mi)
Highest elevation	630 m (2,070 ft)
Lowest elevation	550 m (1,800 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	2,441
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	88145
Dialling codes	08385
Vehicle registration	LI
Website	www.hergatz.de

Last updated December 31, 2021

Hergatz is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany. The contemporary town was formed from the former municipalities of Wohmbrechts and Maria-Thann in the course of the municipal reform at the end of the 1970s.

Geography

Hergatz is located in the Westallgäu.

The districts of Grod, Beuren, Möllen, Wohmbrechts and Hergatz are located at the Bundesstraße 12 (federal road 12) Munich - Lindau, approximately 20 km from Lindau. The B 12 forms a cross-town link in Wohmbrechts.

The districts of Grod, Staudach and Handwerks border on the upper Argen, a river, which rises north of Oberstaufen from several brooks, merges with the lower Argen near Neuravensburg and disembogues into Lake Constance near Langenargen. In Muthen the railroad line crosses the small river Leiblach.

The Tyrolean salt road from Bad Reichenhall and Hall in Tirol to Lindau goes through the district of Wohmbrechts.

Culture and infrastructure

In Hergatz the "westallgäuerische" dialect is spoken, with influences of the Swabian dialect.

Transport

Hergatz station, which is on the Buchloe–Lindau and Lindau-Kißlegg lines, is located in the district of Hergatz. Trains leave for Lindau, Aulendorf, Augsburg (through Memmingen) and München (through Kempten) every 1–2 hours. In former times there also were stopping places in the districts of Wohmbrechts and Maria-Thann.

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References

External links

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[1] Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.

[2] "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.

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