Kipfenberg

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Kipfenberg
Kipfenberg with the Kipfenberg Castle seen from northwest
Kipfenberg with the seen from northwest
Coat of arms of Kipfenberg
Location of Kipfenberg within Eichstätt district
Kipfenberg is located in Germany
Kipfenberg
Kipfenberg
Coordinates: 48°56′58″N 11°23′42″E / 48.94944°N 11.39500°E / 48.94944; 11.39500Coordinates: 48°56′58″N 11°23′42″E / 48.94944°N 11.39500°E / 48.94944; 11.39500
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictEichstätt
Subdivisions16 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Christian Wagner[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total81.43 km2 (31.44 sq mi)
Elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,862
 • Density72/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
85110
Dialling codes08465
Vehicle registrationEI
Websitewww.kipfenberg.de

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.

Franz Widnmann (1846–1910), painter, graphic artist, and professor at the Royal School of Applied Arts in Munich, was born at Kipfenberg.[3]

Communities[]

Community Population
Kipfenberg 1709
325
241
Biberg 348
599
174
188
356
179
250
036
065
110
431
060
564

Mayors[]

Years Name Party
1996–1996 Christian Weiß CSU
1996–2014 Rainer Richter SPD
since 2014 Christian Wagner SPD

References[]

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ 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.

External links[]

Media related to Kipfenberg at Wikimedia Commons


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