Pappenheim

Coordinates: 48°56′5″N 10°58′28″E / 48.93472°N 10.97444°E / 48.93472; 10.97444
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Pappenheim
Town
Pappenheim Castle
Pappenheim Castle
Coat of arms of Pappenheim
Coat of arms
Location of Pappenheim within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
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Pappenheim is located in Germany
Pappenheim
Pappenheim
Pappenheim is located in Bavaria
Pappenheim
Pappenheim
Coordinates: 48°56′5″N 10°58′28″E / 48.93472°N 10.97444°E / 48.93472; 10.97444
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMittelfranken
DistrictWeißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Subdivisions9 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Florian Gallus[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total64.32 km2 (24.83 sq mi)
Elevation
405 m (1,329 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,969
 • Density62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91788
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 km south of Weißenburg in Bayern.

History[edit]

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

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

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

Sites[edit]

  • Galluskirche
  • Neues Schloss Pappenheim (built by Klenze after the mediatisation of the Pappenheim state. Not open to the public)
  • Altes Schloss

Notable people[edit]

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.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) (Hilfe dazu).
  3. ^ Martin Pappenheim gehörte zu den Mitbegründern der Vereinigung für psychische Hygiene Palästinas und führte Konsultationen in Ägypten und Syrien durch.


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