Gerolzhofen

Town in Bavaria, Germany
Coat of arms of Gerolzhofen
Coat of arms
Location of Gerolzhofen within Schweinfurt district
SchweinfurtMain-SpessartBad Kissingen (district)Rhön-GrabfeldHaßberge (district)Kitzingen (district)Würzburg (district)Bamberg (district)NonnenklosterStollbergerforstBürgerwaldVollburgWustvieler ForstHundelshausenGeiersbergBergrheinfeldDingolshausenDittelbrunnDonnersdorfEuerbachFrankenwinheimGeldersheimGerolzhofenGochsheimGrafenrheinfeldGrettstadtKolitzheimLülsfeldMichelau im SteigerwaldNiederwerrnOberschwarzachPoppenhausenRöthleinSchonungenSchwanfeldSchwebheimSennfeldStadtlauringenSulzheimÜchtelhausenWaigolshausenWasserlosenWerneckWipfeld
(2020–26) Thorsten Wozniak[1] (CSU)Area
 • Total18.35 km2 (7.08 sq mi)Elevation
344 m (1,129 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,860 • Density370/km2 (970/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
97447
Dialling codes09382Vehicle registrationSW, GEOWebsitewww.gerolzhofen.de

Gerolzhofen (German pronunciation: [ˌɡeːʁɔt͡sˈhoːfn̩] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany. The town is the former center of the district of Gerolzhofen and has about 7,000 inhabitants. The mayor of Gerolzhofen is Thorsten Wozniak (CSU).

  • Gerolzhofen core city
    Gerolzhofen core city
  • Market place
    Market place
  • Town hall
    Town hall

Town partnerships

Gerolzhofen is twinned with:[3]

  • France Mamers, France
  • Benin Sè, Benin
  • Hungary Elek, Hungary
  • Germany Rodewisch, Germany
  • Italy Scarlino, Italy

Notable people

  • Ludwig Derleth (1870-1948), writer (birthplace designated)
  • Pia Beckmann (born 1963), politician (CSU), from 1 May 2002 to 30 April 2008 mayor of Würzburg
  • Winfried Nöth (born 1944) is a German linguist and semiotician[4]

References

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. ^ Partnerstädte, Official website Gerolzhofen
  4. ^ "Homepage at the University of Kassel". Archived from the original on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
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