Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm (
Central Bavarian
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: ''Pfahofa an da Uim'') is a
municipality
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in
Bavaria
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,
Germany
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, capital of the
district Pfaffenhofen. It is located on the river
Ilm Ilm or ILM may refer to:
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, and had a population of 23,282 in 2004.
As of a press release in October 2011 from the UN-backed annual International Awards for Liveable Communities (LivCom), Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm was saluted by judges for the quality of its environmental best practice. The Bavarian town of 23,000 people was also named the most liveable city with a population between 20,000-75,000. The elite group of cities fulfilled the awards’ range of key criteria involving environmental best practice, healthy lifestyle of citizens, community involvement as well as arts and cultural heritage.
History
Evidence of Bronze Age settlements have been found in Pfaffenholfen, with burial mounds found in forest areas north of the town.
Historians believe that monks from
Ilmmünster Abbey
Ilmmünster Abbey (german: Kloster Ilmmünster or ''Stift Ilmmünster'') was a collegiate foundation (''Kollegiatstift'') of canons, formerly a Benedictine monastery, in Ilmmünster, Bavaria, Germany. The church continues in use as a parish chur ...
built the Pfaffenhöfe near Altenstadt in the north of the city, in the 8th century.
The oldest seal of Pfaffenhofen dates back to 1333. In 1388, Pfaffenhofen, together with its church and castle, was destroyed during the
War of the Cities
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.
Notable people
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Hans Demmelmeier (1887–1953), politician
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Michael Hefele (born 1990), professional football player
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Joseph Maria Lutz (1893–1972), writer and poet
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Bernd Pichler (born 1969), electrical engineer and professor
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Christoph Ruckhäberle
Christoph Ruckhäberle (born 1972, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, West Germany) is an artist based in Leipzig. Ruckhäberle studied at the California Institute of the Arts from 1991 to 1992, and received his BFA in painting in 1995 and his MFA in 2002 f ...
(born 1972), painter
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Anton Thumann
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(1912–1946), SS
Obersturmführer
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in various
concentration camps
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See also
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Stadtbus Pfaffenhofen
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Holy Spirit (Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm)
The hospital-church (Spitalkirche) Holy Spirit in Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm is the church and hospice of the erstwhile Franciscan monk, Franciscan Monks. It is located near the upper side of the main square, opposite the parish church of St John ...
References
Pfaffenhofen (district)
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