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 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Pappenheim within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°56′5″N 10°58′28″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 (2018-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,023 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 91788 |
| Dialling codes | 09143 |
| Vehicle registration | WUG |
| Website | www.pappenheim.de |
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.[2]
History
The Jewish cemetery from the 12th century.
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
- Altes Schloss
- German language Wikipedia entry on Else Pappenheim
References
- "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
- Martin Pappenheim gehörte zu den Mitbegründern der Vereinigung für psychische Hygiene Palästinas und führte Konsultationen in Ägypten und Syrien durch.
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