Hergatz

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Country:	Germany
Hergatz

Coordinates:	47° 39′ N, 9° 50′ E
Time zone:	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Administration
State:	Bavaria
Administrative region:	Swabia
District:	Lindau
Mayor:	Uwe Giebl
Basic Statistics
Area:	18.81 km² (7 sq.mi.)
Population:	2,264 (30 June 2005)
- Density:	120 /km² (312 /sq.mi.)
Elevation:	550–630 m Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "�"
Further Information
Postal code:	88145
Area code:	08385
Licence plate code:	LI
Website:	www.hergatz.de

Hergatz is a town in the district of Lindau in Bavaria in Germany. 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.

1 Geografie
2 Culture and infrastructure
- 2.1 Transport
3 External links

[edit] 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 near Neuravensburg and disembogues into Lake Constance near Langenargen. In Muthen the railroad line crosses the small river Leiblach.

The Tyrolean salt road from Bad Reichenhall and Hall in Tirol to Lindau goes through the district of Wohmbrechts.

[edit] Culture and infrastructure

In Hergatz the "westallgäuerische" dialect is spoken, with influences of the Swabian dialect.

[edit] 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 (through Memmingen) aund München (through Kempten) every 1-2 hours. In former times there also were stopping places in the districts of Wohmbrechts and Maria-Thann.