Gerhausen
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Gerhausen
City of Blaubeuren
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| Height : | 512 m above sea level NHN |
| Residents : | 2215 (Dec. 31, 2019) |
| Incorporation : | 1934 |
| Postal code : | 89143 |
| Area code : | 07344 |
Gerhausen is a district of Blaubeuren in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg .
Geography and traffic
The village is located about a kilometer southeast of Blaubeuren in the valley of it at a little over 500 m above sea level. NHN in a split course flowing through blue . The heights on both sides are wooded and sometimes reach up to 670 m above sea level. NHN . Gerhausen is crossed by the federal highway 28 ; the Ulm – Sigmaringen railway line has a stop here. Both traffic routes use the valley axis.
history
Gerhausen is first handed down in 1092. In 1092 a Count Hartmann von Gerhausen is mentioned, he was perhaps the builder of Hohengerhausen Castle . This came from his heirs, the Count Palatinate of Tübingen , by inheritance to the Counts of Helfenstein and later served their bailiffs named after the castle as their residence. Like Blaubeuren, the castle was sold to an Austrian fief in 1303 and to Württemberg in 1447 . In 1768 the castle was sold for demolition. Shares in the place were held by the margraves of Burgau in the 13th century, those of Grafenegg, von Ockenhausen and those of Nenningen as feudal people of the Lords of Gundelfingen in the 14th century . At the beginning of the 15th century, most of it came back to Helfenstein and in 1447 to Württemberg.
Attractions
- Parish church
- Jura window (geological outcrop) The Gerhausen Jura window has been recognized as an important geotope and geopoint of the UNESCO Geopark Swabian Alb since June 2019 .
