Hergatz

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Hergatz
Coordinates: 47°39′N9°50′E / 47.650°N 9.833°E / 47.650; 9.833
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Schwaben
District Lindau
Government
   Mayor (202026) Oliver-Kersten Raab [1]
Area
  Total18.81 km2 (7.26 sq mi)
Highest elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Lowest elevation
550 m (1,800 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
  Total2,485
  Density130/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

Hergatz is a municipality in the district of Lindau in Bavaria, 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.

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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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