Hermann, Missouri

Hermann
City of Hermann
Early morning sun lights up the fall colors down Market Street in Hermann, Missouri
Early morning sun lights up the fall colors down Market Street in Hermann, Missouri
Flag of Hermann
Nickname: 
Deutschheim
Location of Hermann, Missouri
Location of Hermann, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°41′57″N 91°26′21″W / 38.69917°N 91.43917°W / 38.69917; -91.43917
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyGasconade
Established1837
Named forHermann der Cherusker
Government
 • TypeMayor/Alderman/Administrator
 • MayorBruce Cox
 • AdministratorPatricia Heaney
Area
 • Total2.71 sq mi (7.01 km2)
 • Land2.53 sq mi (6.54 km2)
 • Water0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)
Elevation528 ft (161 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,185
 • Estimate 
(2023)
2,200
 • Density864.66/sq mi (333.85/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
65041
Area code573
FIPS code29-31762[5]
Websitewww.hermannmo.com
www.visithermann.com

Hermann is a city in and the county seat of Gasconade County, Missouri, United States. It has been the county seat since 1842. It is near the center of the Missouri Rhineland and south of the Missouri River. The population was 2,185 at the 2020 census.[6]

Described as a Rhineland village, the city is the commercial center of the Hermann American Viticultural Area, whose seven wineries produce about one-third of the state's wine. Designated in 1983, it is one of the first federally recognized American Viticultural Areas. The designation recognized the renaissance of an area of vineyards and wineries established by Rhinelanders during the mid-19th century.[7] Shut down by Prohibition, it began to revive in the 1960s.

Hermann holds a Maifest during the third weekend in May and an Oktoberfest the first four weekends in October. Hermann also calls itself the sausage-making capital of Missouri.[8]

  1. ^ Hermann City Government
  2. ^ City Government Officials - City of Hermann, Missouri Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hermann, Missouri
  5. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "A Rhineland Village on the Missouri". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
  8. ^ Official Wurstfest page Archived 2008-05-14 at the Wayback Machine