title: Gerolzhofen
text: # Gerolzhofen
  
  Gerolzhofen (German pronunciation: (listen)) is a town in the district of Schweinfurt, Bavaria, Germany. The town is the former center of the district of Gerolzhofen and has about 7,000 inhabitants. The mayor of Gerolzhofen is Thorsten Wozniak (CSU).
  
  * Gerolzhofen core city
  * Market place
  * Town hall
  
  ## Town partnerships
  
  Gerolzhofen is twinned with:
  
  * Mamers, France
  * Sè, Benin
  * Elek, Hungary
  * Rodewisch, Germany
  * Scarlino, Italy
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Ludwig Derleth (1870-1948), writer (birthplace designated)
  * Pia Beckmann (born 1963), politician (CSU), from 1 May 2002 to 30 April 2008 mayor of Würzburg
  * Winfried Nöth (born 1944) is a German linguist and semiotician
  