Gersthofen

Gersthofen () is a town in the district of Augsburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the west bank of the river Lech, approx. north of Augsburg.

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German location.image_coa: DEU Gersthofen COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Gersthofen - Kirchpl - Stadtpfarrkirche v S 01.jpg
German location.image_caption: Church of Saint James the Greater
German location.image_plan: Gersthofen in A.svg
German location.state: Bayern
German location.region: Schwaben
German location.district: Augsburg
German location.elevation: 469
German location.area: 34.01
German location.postal_code: 86368
German location.area_code: 0821
German location.licence: A

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Gersthofen () is a town in the district of Augsburg, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the west bank of the river Lech, approx. north of Augsburg.

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