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Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

Pappenheim

House below Pappenheim Castle

Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen

Pappenheim

House below Pappenheim Castle

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House below Pappenheim Castle

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Location: Pappenheim, Landkreis Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, Altmühltal, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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Tim S.

April 24, 2026

High above Pappenheim in the Middle Franconian district of Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen, the remains of an impressive spur castle tower. The complex rises on an elongated rocky ridge, which the Altmühl river encircles in a striking loop. It once served as the ancestral seat for the imperial ministerials and later Counts of Pappenheim – a noble family of considerable political importance. Today, the ruin is one of the outstanding examples of medieval castle architecture in Bavaria. Just a few hundred meters west-southwest, on a wooded hilltop, traces of an even older fortification, known as the „Alte Bürg”, can also be recognized.

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Elevation 480 m

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