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Pappenheim

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Pappenheim
Pappenheim Castle
Pappenheim Castle
Location of Pappenheim within Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district
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CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionMiddle Franconia
DistrictWeißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Subdivisions9 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Florian Gallus[1] (CSU)
Area
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64.32 km2 (24.83 sq mi)
Elevation
405 m (1,329 ft)
Population
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
91788
Dialling codes09143
Vehicle registrationWUG
Websitewww.pappenheim.de

Pappenheim (German pronunciation: [ˈpapn̩haɪm] Audio file "De-Pappenheim.ogg" not found) 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.

History

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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

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  • Galluskirche
  • Neues Schloss (built by Leo von Klenze after the mediatisation of the Pappenheim state; not open to the public)
  • Altes Schloss

Notable people

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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]

References

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