Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

Sister cities

• Valjevo

History

Evidence of Bronze Age settlements have been found in Pfaffenhofen, with burial mounds found in forest areas north of the town. Historians believe that monks from Ilmmünster Abbey built the Pfaffenhöfe near Altenstadt in the north of the city, in the 8th century. The oldest seal of Pfaffenhofen dates back to 1333. In 1388, Pfaffenhofen, together with its church and castle, was destroyed during the War of the Cities. In 1745 it was the site of the Battle of Pfaffenhofen during the War of the Austrian Succession In 2017, the horticultural show 'Nature in Pfaffenhofen' consisted of 89 days of events, which attracted 330,000 visitors.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,014
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,912
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,782
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,690
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,624
• Great Spotted Woodpecker

  Dendrocopos major (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,407
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,221
• Eurasian Nuthatch

  Sitta europaea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,099

Most recent

• M 2.7 — 2008-07-03
  2 km ESE of Oberhaching, Germany
• M 2.7 — 2008-06-14
  3 km S of Diedorf, Germany
• M 3.8 — 2004-07-22
  5 km SSE of Lenggries, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2002-08-22
  5 km SSE of Rain, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2001-08-30
  2 km SW of Breitenbrunn, Germany