Pappenheim is a town in the

Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the west of Bavaria, Germany with a population of 95,000. Neighbouring districts are (from the north clockwise) Ansbach, Roth, Eichstätt and Donau-Ries. It is located in the south of Middle Franconia, 50 kilom ...

district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river

Altmühl The Altmühl (, la, Alchmona, Alcmana, Almonus)
s.v. is a river in Weißenburg in Bayern Weißenburg in Bayern, formerly also ''Weißenburg im Nordgau'', ''Weißenburg am Sand'', is a town in Middle Franconia, Germany. It is the capital of the district Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen. In 2020 its population was 18,578. Weißenburg was a fr ...

History

Historically, Pappenheim was a statelet within

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 ...

. It was mediatised to Bavaria in 1806. Counts of Pappenheim settled at the territory, particularly

Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (29 May 1594 – 17 November 1632) was a field marshal of the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years' War. A supporter of the Catholic League, he was mortally wounded during the Battle of Lützen fighti ...

Sites

* Galluskirche * Neues Schloss Pappenheim (built by 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.Martin Pappenheim gehörte zu den Mitbegründern der Vereinigung für psychische Hygiene Palästinas und führte Konsultationen in Ägypten und Syrien durch.
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References

Jewish communities Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen {{WeißenburgGunzenhausen-geo-stub