Edenbergen

Edenbergen
Ortsteil of Gersthofen

Coat of arms
Edenbergen
Coordinates: 48°25′29″N 10°48′29″E / 48.42472°N 10.80806°E / 48.42472; 10.80806Coordinates: 48°25′29″N 10°48′29″E / 48.42472°N 10.80806°E / 48.42472; 10.80806
Country Germany
State Bavaria
District Augsburg
Municipality Gersthofen
Area
 • Total 4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Elevation 476 m (1,562 ft)
Population (2013-03-31)
 • Total 312
 • Density 71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 86368
Dialling codes 08230
Vehicle registration A

Edenbergen is a village and a former municipality in the district Augsburg in Bavaria, Germany. Since 1 January 1978, it is part of the municipality of Gersthofen. Edenbergen incorporates the hamlets of Gailenbach and Gailenbacher Mühle.

Geography

Edenbergen is located at an altitude of 476 meters (1,562 feet) above sea level on a ridge between Böglebach to the north and Gailenbach to the south. These two creeks run through the village from the west to the east where they empty into the Schmutter river. The Gailenbacher Mühle (Gailenbach mill) lies on the banks of the Schmutter and belongs to Edenbergen as well as Gailenbach, a small hamlet in the southeast of Edenbergen.[1]

Demographics

Population

Historical population of Edenbergen

Edenbergen is the smallest village of the municipality of Gersthofen and amounts only to about 1.5 percent of the town's total population. On 1 July 2009, 304 people lived in Edenbergen, 148 females and 156 males. This corresponds to a proportion of women of 48.7 percent.[2] At that time, the population density of Edenbergen was 69 inhabitants per square kilometer (179 per square mile).

Year Population
1809 146
1840 168
1864 145
1900 172
1910 174
1925 165
Year Population
1933 168
1939 168
1946 273
1950 278
1961 237
1970 340
Year Population
1975 401
1977 392
1987 351
1988 347
1989 350
1997 318
Year Population
1999 306
2002 315
2005 318
2006 319
2007 309
2008 302
Year Population
2009 304
2010 304
2013 312

Religion

Roman Catholics comprise most of the population in Edenbergen and belong to the parish of Batzenhofen, a village half a mile east of Edenbergen and part of the Diocese of Augsburg.[3] There is no church building in Edenbergen, but three chapels dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

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References

  1. ↑ Eberlein, Hans (1969). Grundriß der Heimatkunde des Landkreises Augsburg. 2nd edition, edited by Hermann Endrös and Johannes Krausse. Augsburg: Eigenverlag des Landkreises Augsburg.
  2. ↑ Municipality of Gersthofen: Daten & Zahlen (German). Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. ↑ Bistum Augsburg. Pfarrei St. Martin – Batzenhofen (German). Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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