Kipfenberg
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Bavaria, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kipfenberg is a town and municipality in the district of Eichstätt in Bavaria, Germany. It is known for its hillside castle and fortress, and for being the geographical centre of Bavaria. The river Altmühl flows through the municipality and its market town of Kipfenberg.
Kipfenberg | |
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Location of Kipfenberg within Eichstätt district | |
Coordinates: 48°56′58″N 11°23′42″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberbayern |
District | Eichstätt |
Subdivisions | 16 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–26) | Christian Wagner[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 81.43 km2 (31.44 sq mi) |
Elevation | 378 m (1,240 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,992 |
• Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 85110 |
Dialling codes | 08465 |
Vehicle registration | EI |
Website | www.kipfenberg.de |
Franz Widnmann (1846–1910), painter, graphic artist, and professor at the Royal School of Applied Arts in Munich, was born at Kipfenberg.[3] Konrad Schumann (1942–1998), a former soldier for East Berlin hung himself in an orchard in Kipfenberg.
Community | Population |
Kipfenberg | 1709 |
Arnsberg | 325 |
Attenzell | 241 |
Biberg | 348 |
Böhming | 599 |
Buch | 174 |
Dunsdorf | 188 |
Grösdorf | 356 |
Hirnstetten | 179 |
Irlahüll | 250 |
Kemathen | 036 |
Krut | 065 |
Oberemmendorf | 110 |
Pfahldorf | 431 |
Schambach | 060 |
Schelldorf | 564 |
Years | Name | Party |
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–1996 | Christian Weiß | CSU |
1996–2014 | Rainer Richter | SPD |
since 2014 | Christian Wagner | SPD |
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