Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm

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Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Town square
Town square
Coat of arms of Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm is located in Germany
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Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Coordinates 48°32′N 11°31′E / 48.53333°N 11.51667°E / 48.53333; 11.51667Coordinates: 48°32′N 11°31′E / 48.53333°N 11.51667°E / 48.53333; 11.51667
Administration
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District Pfaffenhofen a.d.Ilm
Mayor Thomas Herker (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 92.39 km2 (35.67 sq mi)
Elevation 428 m  (1404 ft)
Population 24,158 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 261 /km2 (677 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate PAF
Postal code 85276
Area code 08441
Website www.pfaffenhofen.de

Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany, capital of the district Pfaffenhofen. It is located on the river Ilm, and had a population of 23,282 in 2004.

Composer Ralf Yusuf Gawlick was born here in 1969.

As of a press release in October 2011 from the UN-backed annual International Awards for Liveable Communities (LivCom), Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm was saluted by judges for the quality of its environmental best practice. The Bavarian town of 23,000 people was also named the most liveable city with a population between 20,000-75,000. The elite group of cities fulfilled the awards’ range of key criteria involving environmental best practice, healthy lifestyle of citizens, community involvement as well as arts and cultural heritage.

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