Geratshofen (Wertingen)

Geratshofen City of Wertingen Coordinates: 48 ° 32 '47 "  N , 10 ° 41' 9"  E
Height :	407-423 m above sea level NHN
Postal code :	86637
Area code :	08272

Geratshofen is a district of the town of Wertingen in the Swabian district of Dillingen on the Danube . Geratshofen was incorporated into the town of Wertingen on May 1, 1978 as a district of Gottmannshofen . The place is one kilometer southwest of Gottmannshofen between the rivers Zusam and Laugna .

history

Geratshofen is first mentioned in 1269/71 as "Gerolshoven". In the High Middle Ages , the Wertingen rulership was wealthy in the village . Several monasteries in Augsburg had further shares in the manor .

Religions

The place was always parish to Gottmannshofen. In 1897 an older chapel was replaced by the new To the Innocent Children .

economy

Geratshofen is home to the largest contiguous industrial and commercial area in the city of Wertingen and is an important location for large companies in the region.

literature

• Georg Wörishofer, Alfred Sigg, Reinhard H. Seitz: Cities, Markets and Communities . In: The district of Dillingen ad Donau in the past and present . Ed. from the district of Dillingen an der Donau, 3rd revised edition, Dillingen an der Donau 2005, pp. 407–408.

Web links

• Geratshofen in the location database of the Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online . Bavarian State Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 770 .