Pappenheim | |
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Pappenheim Castle | |
Location of Pappenheim within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 48°56′5″N 10°58′28″E / 48.93472°N 10.97444°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Mittelfranken |
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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,951 |
• Density | 61/km2 (160/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.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
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
- Galluskirche
- Neues Schloss Pappenheim (built by 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
- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ Martin Pappenheim gehörte zu den Mitbegründern der Vereinigung für psychische Hygiene Palästinas und führte Konsultationen in Ägypten und Syrien durch.