Pfofeld

Pfofeld is a municipality in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Franconia, Germany.

Pfofeld
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Pfofeld within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
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Coordinates: 49°7′N 10°50′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Municipal assoc.	Gunzenhausen
Subdivisions	4 Ortsteile: Langlau/Rehenbühl, Pfofeld, Thannhausen, Gundelshalm
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Reinhold Huber[1]
Area
• Total	23.88 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Elevation	446 m (1,463 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,470
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91738
Dialling codes	09834
Vehicle registration	WUG
Website	www.pfofeld.de

Geography

Location

Pfofeld from the south

Inside Pfofeld

Pfofeld lies in the West Middle Franconia region, about five kilometres east of Gunzenhausen. In the north of the municipality are parts of the Großer Brombachsee and its forebay, the Kleiner Brombachsee, as well as the Altmühlüberleiter channel. In Roman times the limes ran through the area. The European watershed runs through the municipality and divides the catchments of the Rhine and Danube. A stream, the Dornhauser Mühlbach flows through Pfofeld; other local streams include the Bachwiesengraben, the Buxbach and the Brombach. The municipality is characterised by low hills and woods, including the Weißenberg and the Gräfensteinberg Forest. Staatsstraße 2222 runs past Pfofeld to the north. Within the municipality are the nature reserves of Brombachmoor and Halbinsel im Kleinen Brombachsee.

Administrative subdivisions

Pfofeld has thirteen subdivisions:^[3]

Beutelmühle Furthmühle Grafenmühle Gundelshalm Hühnermühle

Langlau Neuherberg Neumühle Pfofeld

Rehenbühl Scheermühle Sorghof Thannhausen