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.

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Kipfenberg with the Kipfenberg Castle seen from northwest
Kipfenberg with the Kipfenberg Castle seen from northwest
Coat of arms of Kipfenberg
Location of Kipfenberg within Eichstätt district
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Kipfenberg is located in Germany
Kipfenberg
Kipfenberg
Kipfenberg is located in Bavaria
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Kipfenberg
Coordinates: 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
 • Total
81.43 km2 (31.44 sq mi)
Elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
5,992
 • Density74/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

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.

Communities

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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

Mayors

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

References

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  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, accessed 19 July 2021.
  2. ^ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011).
  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.
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