Pfofeld

Pfofeld
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°7′N 10°50′E / 49.117°N 10.833°E / 49.117; 10.833Coordinates: 49°7′N 10°50′E / 49.117°N 10.833°E / 49.117; 10.833
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen
Municipal assoc.	Gunzenhausen
Subdivisions	4 Ortsteile: Langlau/Rehenbühl, Pfofeld, Thannhausen, Gundelshalm
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Reinhold Huber[1]
Area
• Total	23.88 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Elevation	446 m (1,463 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,586
• Density	66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91738
Dialling codes	09834
Vehicle registration	WUG
Website	www.pfofeld.de

Pfofeld is a municipality in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Franconia, Germany.

Geography[]

Location[]

Pfofeld from the south

Inside Pfofeld

Pfofeld lies in the region, about five kilometres east of Gunzenhausen. In the north of the municipality are parts of the Großer Brombachsee and its forebay, the , as well as the channel. In Roman times the limes ran through the area. The European watershed runs through the municipality and divides the catchments of the Rhine and Danube. A stream, the flows through Pfofeld; other local streams include the Bachwiesengraben, the Buxbach and the Brombach. The municipality is characterised by low hills and woods, including the and the . Staatsstraße 2222 runs past Pfofeld to the north. Within the municipality are the nature reserves of Brombachmoor and .

Administrative subdivisions[]

Pfofeld has thirteen subdivisions:^[3]

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