Pappenheim is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 11 kilometres so…Pappenheim is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 11 kilometres south of Weißenburg in Bayern. Historically, Pappenheim was a statelet within the Holy Roman Empire. It was mediatised to Bavaria in 1806.