Edenbergen

Edenbergen
Ortsteil of Gersthofen
Coat of arms
Edenbergen
Coordinates: 48°25′29″N 10°48′29″E / 48.42472°N 10.80806°ECoordinates: 48°25′29″N 10°48′29″E / 48.42472°N 10.80806°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
District	Augsburg
Municipality	Gersthofen
Area
• Total	4.41 km^2 (1.70 sq mi)
Population (2013-03-31)
• Total	312
• Density	71/km^2 (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.

Coats of arms

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

External links

• Website of Edenbergen (German)
• Official website of Gersthofen (German)

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.