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| Pappenheim | ||
| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 4.023 (2019) | |
| height | 405 m | |
| Tourist info | (0)9143 - 60 666 www.pappenheim.de | |
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Pappenheim is a small town in Bavarian district Middle Franconia and lies in Altmuehltal Nature Park.
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"I know what to expect from that lot" - This saying is derived from a quote from Friedrich Schiller's drama Wallenstein's death in which General Wallenstein says about the cuirassiers who report to General Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim: "This is how I recognize my Pappenheimers". At that time this saying was something recognizable, today it was something derogatory, for example in the sense of "rascal".
From around 1100 until the fall of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the noble family von Pappenheim held the important office of imperial hereditary marshals. In purely titular terms, the Electors of Saxony were the arch marshals, but they did not carry out the associated tasks themselves, but delegated them to the Pappenheimers: this included carrying the imperial sword and riding a horse in a pile of oats during the coronation of kings and emperors the animal had to reach up to the belly. This symbolized that there was always enough food available in the imperial stables.
getting there
By train
The 1 Pappenheim station, on the outskirts of the small town, is on the railway line Treuchtlingen–Ingolstadt (Altmühlbahn). Regional trains stop here every hour from Munich (travel time 1:45 hours) via Ingolstadt (45 minutes) and from Treuchtlingen (5 minutes), and every two hours directly from Nuremberg (a good one hour). The closest regular ICE train station is Ingolstadt, and there are a few long-distance trains stopping in Treuchtlingen.
In the street
Pappenheim is on the state road from Treuchtlingen to Eichstätt, which always meanders along the Altmühl. About 5 km west of Pappenheim there is a connection to the federal highway B2 (Nuremberg – Augsburg). The closest motorway junction is Altmuehltal on the A9 (Nuremberg – Munich).
By bicycle
Pappenheim is right on Altmühltal cycle path, 8 km downstream from Treuchtlingen, 33 km from Gunzenhausen, or 36 km upstream from Eichstätt.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Pappenheim Castle.
The ruins of a high medieval spur castle from the 11th century towers high above the city. From here you have a great view of the surrounding landscape. The noble family residing here held the office of Reichsherbmarschall from around 1100 to 1806. Probably the most famous offspring, Gottfried Heinrich, important cavalry general in the Thirty Years' War, belonged to the Treuchtlinger Line and did not come directly from Pappenheim. In addition to the outer bailey, main castle with exhibition rooms on the history of the Pappenheim house, keep and romantic castle chapel (popular for weddings and baptisms), the complex also includes a botanical garden and herb garden with 1,300 species.Open: April and October daily 10 am–5pm; May – September daily 9 am–6pm.Price: Entry € 4, children € 3.
- worth seeing Old town
- 2 town hall. Built in 1595.
- 3 Upper gate. Romanesque, late 14th century.
- 4 St. Gallus Church. From the 9th century.
- former 5 Augustinian Hermitage (founded in 1372) with the monastery church "Holy Spirit" from 1493
- late Gothic evangelical 6 City Church of St. Mary (Completed in 1476)
- 7 Willow Church of the Protestant youth (2007)
- so-called 8 Old castle, a Renaissance building from 1593
- 9 New lock, built in the classical style by Leo von Klenze, from the year 1819/1820
activities
shop
- 1 EDEKA, Bahnhofstrasse 49.
- 2 LEHNER-BÄCK (Branch bakery with café), Deisinger Strasse 12, 91788 Pappenheim. Tel.: 49 (0) 9143 1205.
kitchen
- 1 Gasthof zur Sonne, Deisingerstraße 20. From the outside, one can hardly assume that very sophisticated cuisine is prepared in this restaurant. Well-known dishes are ingeniously modified, sometimes quite exotic creations are on the menu, but mostly using regional and seasonal products (game, chanterelles, berries, wild herbs, etc.). Despite the high quality ingredients and 13 Gault Millau toques, the prices are still surprisingly moderate. It is particularly nice to sit on the sun terrace on the 2nd floor. The "Sonne" is also a small hotel with 12 rooms.Price: main course € 8.50–22.50; Double room from € 76 including breakfast.
- 2 Landgasthof zum Grünen Baum, Dr.-Dr.-Berta-Kipfmüller-Strasse 4, 91788 Pappenheim. Tel.: 49 (0) 9143 258. Price examples 2019: Roast pork with potato dumplings, seasonal salads 9.50 €, 2 wild boar sausages with cabbage and bread 5.80 € ### also board - double room from 65 €.Open: Friday to Wednesday 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. & 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., closed on Thursdays.
- 3 Gasthof Zum Hollerstein, Rooms 32, 91788 Pappenheim. Tel.: 49 (0) 9143 753, Fax: 49 (0) 9143 8379730. Hiking, cycling, canoeing, Franconian cuisine and a beer garden with a jetty right on the Altmühl. Bed & breakfast from € 25 per person & night. Closed from November to January.Open: closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
accommodation
- Hotel-Gasthof Zur Sonne, see above
health
Practical advice
- Tourist Office. Tel.: 49 (0)9143 60666, Fax: 49 (0)9143 60667, Email: [email protected]. Open: high season, (1.4. To 31.10.) Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. & 2 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. & 3 p.m. - 6 p.m., Sun 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., low season: Mon - Fri 10 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. & 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. Clock.
trips
- Solnhofen (7 km north; 5 min by train), place of origin of the famous plate limestone, place of discovery of the Archaeopterix (reptilian ancestor of birds) and place of origin of the lithography (stone printing)
- Treuchtlingen (9 km northwest; 5 min by train) with the Pappenheimer renaissance castle and Altmühltherme (fun pool)
- Weissenburg (14 km north; 18 minutes by train), medieval town with Roman museum and Limes information center
- Eichstatt (25 km to the east; 17 min by train), baroque residential town with Willibaldsburg, churches, monasteries and Catholic university
- Brombachsee (30 km north), water sports and recreation
literature
Web links
- http://www.pappenheim.de - Official website of Pappenheim
