Edenbergen

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.

Edenbergen
Ortsteil of Gersthofen
Coat of arms
Location of Edenbergen
Edenbergen
Edenbergen
Coordinates: 48°25′29″N 10°48′29″E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
DistrictAugsburg
MunicipalityGersthofen
Area
 • Total4.41 km2 (1.70 sq mi)
Elevation
476 m (1,562 ft)
Population
 (2013-03-31)
 • Total312
 • Density71/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
86368
Dialling codes08230
Vehicle registrationA

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
1809146
1840168
1864145
1900172
1910174
1925165
Year Population
1933168
1939168
1946273
1950278
1961237
1970340
Year Population
1975401
1977392
1987351
1988347
1989350
1997318
Year Population
1999306
2002315
2005318
2006319
2007309
2008302
Year Population
2009304
2010304
2013312

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.

Coats of arms
  • Coats of arms of Edenbergen
  • Coats of arms of Edenbergen at the local fire station
  • Coats of arms of Edenbergen at a bridge railing
  • Coats of arms of Paris family

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 Archived 2012-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (German). Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. Bistum Augsburg. Pfarrei St. Martin – Batzenhofen (German). Retrieved 25 January 2013.
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