Hergatz | |
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.jpg) Church of Saint George in Wohmbrechts | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hergatz withinLindau district  | |
 Location of Hergatz | |
  Hergatz  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(2020–26) | Oliver-Kersten Raab[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.81 km2 (7.26 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 550 m (1,800 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,475 |
| • Density | 131.6/km2 (340.8/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 ofLindau inBavaria,Germany. The contemporary town was formed from the former municipalities ofWohmbrechts andMaria-Thann in the course of the municipal reform at the end of the 1970s.
Hergatz is located in theWestallgäu.
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 ofOberstaufen from several brooks, merges with the lower Argen near Neuravensburg and disembogues intoLake Constance nearLangenargen. In Muthen, the railroad line crosses the small riverLeiblach.
The Tyrolean salt road fromBad Reichenhall andHall in Tirol toLindau goes through the district of Wohmbrechts.
In Hergatz the"westallgäuerische" dialect is spoken, with influences of theSwabian dialect.
Hergatz station, which is on theBuchloe–Lindau andLindau-Kißlegg lines, is located in the district of Hergatz. Trains leave for Lindau,Aulendorf,Augsburg (throughMemmingen) and München (throughKempten) every 1-2 hours. In former times, there also were stopping places in the districts of Wohmbrechts and Maria-Thann.
Towns and municipalities inLindau (district) | ||
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