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Pappenheim
Town
Pappenheim CastlePappenheim Castle
Coat of arms of PappenheimCoat of arms
Location of Pappenheim within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
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Pappenheim is located in GermanyPappenheimPappenheim Show map of GermanyPappenheim is located in BavariaPappenheimPappenheim Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°56′5″N 10°58′28″E / 48.93472°N 10.97444°E / 48.93472; 10.97444
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMiddle Franconia
DistrictWeißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Subdivisions9 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Florian Gallus (CSU)
Area
 • Total64.32 km (24.83 sq mi)
Elevation405 m (1,329 ft)
Population
 • Total3,951
 • Density61/km (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes91788
Dialling codes09143
Vehicle registrationWUG
Websitewww.pappenheim.de

Pappenheim is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Weißenburg in Bayern.

History

Main article: Pappenheim (state)
The Jewish cemetery from the 12th century.

Historically, Pappenheim was a statelet within the Holy Roman Empire. It was mediatised to Bavaria in 1806.

Counts of Pappenheim settled at the territory, particularly Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim.

Sites

  • Galluskirche
  • Neues Schloss (built by Leo von Klenze after the mediatisation of the Pappenheim state; not open to the public)
  • Altes Schloss

Notable people

The architect and professor Eduard Mezger (1807–1894) was born in Pappenheim.

Else Pappenheim (1911–2009) and her father Martin Pappenheim (1881–1943), both were famous psychoanalysts.

References

  1. "Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. 4 October 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
  2. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  3. Kaufhold, Roland (15 January 2009). "Von Wien nach New York: Zum Tode der Psychoanalytikerin Else Pappenheim (22.5.1911 – 11.1.2009)". haGalil (in German). Retrieved 23 August 2024.
Towns and municipalities in Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
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