Pappenheim
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.
Pappenheim | |
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Pappenheim Castle | |
Coordinates: 48°56′5″N 10°58′28″E / 48.93472°N 10.97444°ECoordinates: 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 | Uwe Sinn (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 64.32 km2 (24.83 sq mi) |
Elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,039 |
• Density | 63/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 |
Notable peopleEdit
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.[2]
HistoryEdit
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.
SitesEdit
- Galluskirche
- Neues Schloss Pappenheim (built by Klenze after the mediatisation of the Pappenheim state. Not open to the public)
- Altes Schloss
- German language Wikipedia entry on Else Pappenheim
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
- ^ Martin Pappenheim gehörte zu den Mitbegründern der Vereinigung für psychische Hygiene Palästinas und führte Konsultationen in Ägypten und Syrien durch.
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