Pappenheim

Pappenheim
Town
Pappenheim Castle
Pappenheim Castle
Coat of arms of Pappenheim
Coat of arms
GunzenhausenAbsbergAlesheimMuhr am SeeBergenBurgsalachDittenheimEttenstattHaundorfHeidenheimHöttingenLangenaltheimMarkt BerolzheimMeinheimNennslingenPappenheimPfofeldPolsingenSolnhofenTheilenhofenTreuchtlingenWeißenburg in BayernWestheimRaitenbuchPleinfeldGnotzheimEllingenDonau-RiesRoth (district)Ansbach (district)Eichstätt (district)
Location of Pappenheim within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
Interactive map of Pappenheim
Pappenheim is located in Germany
Pappenheim
Location within Germany
Pappenheim is located in Bavaria
Pappenheim
Location within 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
 • Total
64.32 km2 (24.83 sq mi)
Elevation
405 m (1,329 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
3,934
 • Density61.16/km2 (158.4/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

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

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. ↑ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2025" [Municipalities, districts, and administrative regions in Bavaria, population figures as of 31 December 2025] (PDF) (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.