Kipfenberg


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, painter, graphic artist, and professor at the Royal School of Applied Arts in Munich, was born at Kipfenberg. Konrad Schumann, a former soldier for East Berlin hung himself in an orchard in Kipfenberg.

Communities

CommunityPopulation
Kipfenberg1709
Arnsberg325
Attenzell241
Biberg348
Böhming599
Buch174
Dunsdorf188
Grösdorf356
Hirnstetten179
Irlahüll250
Kemathen036
Krut065
Oberemmendorf110
Pfahldorf431
Schambach060
Schelldorf564

Mayors

YearsNameParty
–1996Christian WeißCSU
1996–2014Rainer RichterSPD
since 2014Christian WagnerSPD