- Hergatz
Infobox German Location
Wappen = Wappen-Hergatz.jpeg
lat_deg = 47 |lat_min = 39 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 50 |lon_sec = 0
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bavaria
Regierungsbezirk = Schwaben
Landkreis = Lindau
Höhe = 550-630
Fläche = 18.81
Einwohner = 2264
Stand = 2005-06-30
PLZ = 88145
Vorwahl = 08385
Kfz = LI
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 7 76 131
Straße = Salzstraße 18
Website = [http://www.hergatz.de/ www.hergatz.de]
Bürgermeister = Uwe GieblHergatz is a municipality in the district of Lindau in
Bavaria inGermany . The contemporary town was formed from the former municipals of Wohmbrechts and Maria-Thann in the course of the municipal reform at the end of the 70s.Geografie
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 nearNeuravensburg and disembogues intoLake Constance nearLangenargen . In Muthen the railroad line crosses the small riverLeiblach .The Tyrolean salt road from
Bad Reichenhall andHall in Tirol toLindau goes through the district of Wohmbrechts.Culture and infrastructure
In Hergatz the "westallgäuerische" dialect is spoken, with influences of the Swabian dialect.
Transport
A triple tracked train station, which is part of the railway lines Lindau -
Immenstadt and Lindau -Kißlegg , 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.External links
* [http://www.hergatz.com/ Vacation in Hergatz]
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