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
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 km^2 (24.83 sq mi)
Elevation	405 m (1,329 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,039
• Density	63/km^2 (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 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 (built by Klenze after the mediatisation of the Pappenheim state. Not open to the public)
• Altes Schloss
• German language Wikipedia entry on Else Pappenheim

References

1. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.
2. Martin Pappenheim gehörte zu den Mitbegründern der Vereinigung für psychische Hygiene Palästinas und führte Konsultationen in Ägypten und Syrien durch.