The castle Pappenheim is an experience with many highlights. In a picturesque loop of the Altmühltal, the more than 1000 years old medieval castle Pappenheim offers a rich program for visitors. It is a significant example of a two-level Adelsburg. Even today, the 300-meter-long complex with a total of 1.5 km of walls, battlements, forecourt and main castle, kennel and keep keeps an impressive picture of that era.
The castle Pappenheim is always worth a visit. Be it at one of the major castle events, such as the annual jousting tournament, or because of the huge castle complex and its outstanding importance over the entire Middle Ages - or only because of the magnificent view over the Altmühltal.
The castle complex is now lovingly restored in many parts and has with its incomparable botanical garden, the natural and hunting museum and the historical exhibitions on a wide and interesting leisure activities for all tastes

opening hours
March 19th to April 30th
10:00 to 17:00
01. May to 30. September
09:00 to 18:00
01. October to 06. November
10:00 to 17:00
Prices
Adults 4 €
Children from 6 years 3 €
various reductions

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Rombea

July 30, 2020

Pappenheim Castle towers over the small but charming town of Pappenheim. From the keep you have a wonderful view of the city and the enchanting landscape. The castle is the ancestral seat of the Counts of Pappenheim, who were once Imperial Marshals of the Holy Roman Empire. The most famous offspring of this family is Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, who was also called "Schrammhans" due to the many scars he had acquired in battle. He fought under Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War and was fatally wounded in the Battle of Lützen, where the Swedish king, Gustav-Adolf, also died. Schiller made the name Pappenheim known through his work "Wallenstein" by putting the sentence "This is how I recognize my Pappenheimer" into the general's mouth. This sentence stood not only for the courage and bravery of the Pappenheim cuirassiers, which Graf Pappenheim commanded, but also for their loyalty to the king and sincerity. Today the sentence is used in its shortened form "I know my Pappenheimer".

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Elevation 480 m

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

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