Kipfenberg is a town and municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria, Germany. It is known for its hillside castle and fortress, and for being the geographical centre of Bavaria. The river Altmühl flows through the municipality and its market town of Kipfenberg.
Kipfenberg | |
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 Kipfenberg with the Kipfenberg Castle seen from northwest | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Kipfenberg within Eichstätt district  | |
  Kipfenberg  Kipfenberg | |
| Coordinates: 48°56′58″N 11°23′42″E / 48.94944°N 11.39500°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Eichstätt |
| Subdivisions | 16 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Christian Wagner[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 81.43 km2 (31.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,992 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 85110 |
| Dialling codes | 08465 |
| Vehicle registration | EI |
| Website | www.kipfenberg.de |
Franz Widnmann (1846–1910), painter, graphic artist, and professor at the Royal School of Applied Arts in Munich, was born at Kipfenberg.[3] Konrad Schumann (1942–1998), a former soldier for East Berlin hung himself in an orchard in Kipfenberg.
Communities
edit| Community | Population |
| Kipfenberg | 1709 |
| Arnsberg | 325 |
| Attenzell | 241 |
| Biberg | 348 |
| Böhming | 599 |
| Buch | 174 |
| Dunsdorf | 188 |
| Grösdorf | 356 |
| Hirnstetten | 179 |
| Irlahüll | 250 |
| Kemathen | 036 |
| Krut | 065 |
| Oberemmendorf | 110 |
| Pfahldorf | 431 |
| Schambach | 060 |
| Schelldorf | 564 |
Mayors
edit| Years | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|
| –1996 | Christian Weiß | CSU |
| 1996–2014 | Rainer Richter | SPD |
| since 2014 | Christian Wagner | SPD |
References
edit- ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
- ^ Widnmann, Franz; Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Hans Vollmer (ed.), Waage–Wilhelmson, E. A. Seemann, Leipzig (1942), Thieme-Becker, Volume 35:, pp.521–522.
External links
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