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. 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 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.Eberlein, Hans (1969). ''Grundriß der Heimatkunde des Landkreises Augsburg.'' 2nd edition, edited by Hermann Endrös and Johannes Krausse. Augsburg: Eigenverlag des Landkreises Augsburg.

Demographics

Population

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.Municipality of Gersthofen
Daten & Zahlen
(German). Retrieved 26 January 2013. At that time, the population density of Edenbergen was 69 inhabitants per square kilometer (179 per square mile).

Religion

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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.Bistum Augsburg
Pfarrei St. Martin – Batzenhofen
(German). Retrieved 25 January 2013. There is no church building in Edenbergen, but three chapels dedicated to the

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Coats of arms

Image:DEU Edenbergen (Gersthofen) COA.svg, Coats of arms of Edenbergen Image:Edenbergen Wappen Feuerwehrhaus.jpg, Coats of arms of Edenbergen at the local fire station Image:Edenbergen Wappen Boeglebruecke.jpg, Coats of arms of Edenbergen at a bridge railing Image:Coats of arms von Paris.png, Coats of arms of Paris family

References

External links

Website of Edenbergen
(German)
Official website of Gersthofen
(German) {{Authority control Augsburg (district) Villages in Bavaria