Gerolzhofen

Gerolzhofen
Town
Center of the town
Coat of arms
Location of Gerolzhofen within Schweinfurt district
Gerolzhofen Show map of Germany Gerolzhofen Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 49°54′N 10°21′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Schweinfurt
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Thorsten Wozniak[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	18.35 km^2 (7.08 sq mi)
Elevation	344 m (1,129 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,966
• Density	380/km^2 (980/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97447
Dialling codes	09382
Vehicle registration	SW, GEO
Website	www.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).

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  Gerolzhofen core city
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  Market place
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  Town hall

Town partnerships

Gerolzhofen is twinned with:[3]

• Mamers, France
• Sè, Benin
• Elek, Hungary
• Rodewisch, Germany
• 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.