Kipfenberg
market municipality of Germany
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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Kipfenberg with the Kipfenberg Castle seen from northwest | |
Coordinates: 48°56′58″N 11°23′42″E / 48.94944°N 11.39500°ECoordinates: 48°56′58″N 11°23′42″E / 48.94944°N 11.39500°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 (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,860 |
• Density | 72/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]
CommunitiesEdit
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 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
- ↑ "Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.
- ↑ Widnmann, Franz; Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Hans Vollmer (ed.), Waage–Wilhelmson, E. A. Seemann, Leipzig (1942), Thieme-Becker, Volume 35:, pp.521–522.
Other websitesEdit
Media related to Kipfenberg at Wikimedia Commons