Hermann, Missouri

Hermann, Missouri
City
City of Hermann
Early morning sun lights up the fall colors down Market Street in Hermann, Missouri
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Nickname:  Deutschheim
Location of Hermann, Missouri
Coordinates: 38°41′57″N 91°26′21″W / 38.69917°N 91.43917°W / 38.69917; -91.43917
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Gasconade
Established	1837
Named for	Hermann der Cherusker
Government [1][2]
• Type	Mayor/Alderman/Administrator
• Mayor	Bruce Cox
• Administrator	Patricia Heaney
Area [3]
• Total	2.71 sq mi (7.01 km2)
• Land	2.53 sq mi (6.54 km2)
• Water	0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)
Elevation [4]	528 ft (161 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,185
• Estimate  (2023)	2,200
• Density	864.66/sq mi (333.85/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	65041
Area code	573
FIPS code	29-31762[5]
GNIS feature ID	0719397[4]
State highways
Waterways	Missouri River
Website	www.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]

Hermann High School holds the state record for the most girls high-school volleyball championships in Missouri.