Pappenheim

For other uses, see Pappenheim (disambiguation).

Pappenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈpapn̩haɪm] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of Weißenburg in Bayern.

Pappenheim
Town
Pappenheim Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Pappenheim within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
Location of Pappenheim
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Coordinates: 48°56′5″N 10°58′28″E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Middle Franconia
District	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Subdivisions	9 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Florian Gallus[1] (CSU)
Area
• Total	64.32 km2 (24.83 sq mi)
Elevation	405 m (1,329 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,951
• Density	61.43/km2 (159.1/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

History

Main article: Pappenheim (state)

The Jewish cemetery from the 12th century.

Historically, Pappenheim was a statelet within the 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 (built by Leo von Klenze after the mediatisation of the Pappenheim state; not open to the public)
• Altes Schloss

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.^[3]