Pappenheim

For other uses, see Pappenheim (disambiguation).
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. regionMiddle Franconia
DistrictWeißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Subdivisions9 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Florian Gallus[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total
64.32 km2 (24.83 sq mi)
Elevation
405 m (1,329 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,942
 • Density61/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 (German pronunciation: [ˈpapn̩haɪm] ⓘ) 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.[3]

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. ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
  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.


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