Pfaffenhofen an der Roth

Geography

The municipality is centered around the village of Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, located on the right bank of the river Roth, approximately 14 km southeast of the cities of Ulm and Neu-Ulm. Several smaller villages and localities are spread across the municipality, including Balmertshofen, Berg, Beuren, Biberberg, Diepertshofen, Erbishofen, Hirbishofen, Kadeltshofen, Luippen, Niederhausen, Raunertshofen, Remmeltshofen, Roth, Volkertshofen. The municipality is bordered by the municipalities of Neu-Ulm and Holzheim to the west, Nersingen to the north, Bibertal to the east, and Weißenhorn to the south. The landscape is predominantly rural, dominated by farmland and forests, corresponding to 76% and 19% of the land use respectively. Besides the Roth, the Leibi river also traverses the municipality at Hirbishofen.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,525
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  2,009
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,968
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,957
• Carrion Crow

  Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,894
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,669
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,390
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,226

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• M 3.1 — 2008-12-25
  3 km NNW of Saulgau, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-12-12
  2 km ESE of Nehren, Germany
• M 2.7 — 2008-07-09
  1 km WSW of Dußlingen, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-07-03
  2 km W of Dußlingen, Germany