Wien-Gersthof

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WIEN-GERSTHOF

State : Wien (Vienna)

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Origin/meaning

The name derives from a local family, Gerstler. The Gerstler farm was the core of the settlement of Gersthof. The arms show St. Johann Nepomuk, the patron of the Gersthof church.

Gersthof now belongs to the 18th municipal district, Währing.

Literature : Ströhl, 1902; Coffee Hag album, 1930s; http://www.wien.gv.at/bezirke/bezirkswappen/