Gerau

Gerau is a hamlet in Stödtlen, Ostalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg. Gerau is situated nearby to the hamlet Weiler an der Eck, as well as near Riepach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Halheim Fort and Pfarrkirche St. Leonhard.

Halheim Fort

Archaeological site

The Halheim Fort is a Roman border fort close to the Rhaetian Limes, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2005. The former numerus fort is located near Pfahlheim/Halheim, a district of Ellwangen in the Ostalbkreis district of Baden-Württemberg.

Pfarrkirche St. Leonhard

Church

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Pfarrkirche St. Leonhard is a church, which is situated 2½ km north of Gerau.

Unterschneidheim-Walxheim airfield

Sports venue

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Unterschneidheim-Walxheim airfield is a sports venue, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Gerau.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pfahlheim and Tannhausen.

Pfahlheim

Village

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Pfahlheim is a village, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Gerau.

Tannhausen

Village

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Tannhausen is a municipality in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district. Tannhausen is located approximately 20 km east of Ellwangen at the edge of the Nördlinger Ries in Swabian Württemberg close to the border of the Franconian part of Bavaria, where the administrative region of Swabian Bavaria meets Central Franconia. Tannhausen is situated 4½ km east of Gerau.