Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Town square
Coat of arms
Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm Location of Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm within Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm district
Coordinates: 48°32′N 11°31′E / 48.533°N 11.517°E / 48.533; 11.517Coordinates: 48°32′N 11°31′E / 48.533°N 11.517°E / 48.533; 11.517
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Herker (SPD)
Area
• Total	92.39 km2 (35.67 sq mi)
Elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	25,781
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	85276
Dialling codes	08441
Vehicle registration	PAF
Website	www.pfaffenhofen.de

Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the district Pfaffenhofen. It is located on the river Ilm, and had a population of 23,282 in 2004.

Composer Ralf Yusuf Gawlick was born here in 1969.

As of a press release in October 2011 from the UN-backed annual International Awards for Liveable Communities (LivCom), Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm was saluted by judges for the quality of its environmental best practice. The Bavarian town of 23,000 people was also named the most liveable city with a population between 20,000-75,000. The elite group of cities fulfilled the awards’ range of key criteria involving environmental best practice, healthy lifestyle of citizens, community involvement as well as arts and cultural heritage.

Sons and daughters of the city

• Hans Demmelmeier (1887-1953), politician
• Joseph Maria Lutz (1893-1972), writer and poet
• Anton Thumann (1912-1946), SS Obersturmführer in various concentration camps
• Christoph Ruckhäberle (* 1972), painter
• Michael Hefele (1990-), Nottingham Forest F.C. football player

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