Gamshurst

Gamshurst
St. Nikolaus
Location of Gamshurst
Gamshurst
Gamshurst
Coordinates: 48°39′38.775″N 8°1′4.3962″E / 48.66077083°N 8.017887833°E / 48.66077083; 8.017887833
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
TownAchern
Area
  Total
11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Elevation
130 m (430 ft)
Population
 (2013-12-31)
  Total
1,673
  Density140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77855
Dialling codes07841
WebsiteGamshurst Municipality

Gamshurst is a German neighborhood (Stadtteil) of the major district town (Große Kreisstadt) of Achern in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. First documented on February 21, 902, Gamshurst was originally the site of a Catholic monastery. The village of Gamshurst is originally mentioned in a Papal bull in 1216. From the 13th to the mid-20th century, Gamshurst was predominantly an agricultural village.