Pappenheim
Town in Bavaria, Germany
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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.
Pappenheim | |
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Pappenheim Castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pappenheim
within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district  | |
 Location of Pappenheim | |
  Pappenheim  Pappenheim | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′5″N 10°58′28″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Middle Franconia |
| District | Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen |
| Subdivisions | 9 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 |
| • Density | 61.29/km2 (158.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 91788 |
| Dialling codes | 09143 |
| Vehicle registration | WUG |
| Website | www |
History
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]
