Bopfingen
Sign in to saveBopfingen (; Swabian: Bopfeng) is a small city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Ostalbkreis, between Aalen and Nördlingen. It consists of the city Bopfingen itself and its suburbs Aufhausen, Baldern, Flochberg, Kerkingen, Oberdorf, Schloßberg, Trochtelfingen, and Unterriffingen. Bopfingen is famous for its landmark Ipf, a table mountain which forms part of the northeastern end of the Schwäbische Alb. To the east lies Bavaria and the meteor crater Nördlinger Ries.
Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Bopfingen COA.svg
- German place.image_photo
- Bopfingen, mit Burgruine in der Mitte.JPG
- German place.image_plan
- Bopfingen in AA.svg
- German place.state
- Baden-Württemberg
- German place.region
- Stuttgart
- German place.district
- Ostalbkreis
- German place.elevation
- 468
- German place.area
- 76.96
- German place.postal_code
- 73441
- German place.area_code
- 07362
- German place.licence
- AA
- German place.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 08 1 36 010
- German place.divisions
- 9 Stadtteile
- German place.website
- www.bopfingen.de
- German place.mayor
- Dr Gunter Bühler
- German place.leader_term
- 2021–29
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Bopfingen (; Swabian: Bopfeng) is a small city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the Ostalbkreis, between Aalen and Nördlingen. It consists of the city Bopfingen itself and its suburbs Aufhausen, Baldern, Flochberg, Kerkingen, Oberdorf, Schloßberg, Trochtelfingen, and Unterriffingen. Bopfingen is famous for its landmark Ipf, a table mountain which forms part of the northeastern end of the Schwäbische Alb. To the east lies Bavaria and the meteor crater Nördlinger Ries.
The first known settlers came to the area 8000 years ago in the Holocene. Also Celtic and Roman relics were found. It was first mentioned between 775 and 850 AD in a deed of foundation of "Traditiones Fuldenses" where it was called "Pophingen".