What is "gimpel"

Gimpel may refer to:

• Gimpel (mountain) (2,173 m), a mountain in the Allgäu Alps

• Gimpel (company), a publisher based in Hanover, Germany

• Jakob Gimpel (1906–1989), Polish-American pianist
• Erich Gimpel (1910–1996), German spy during World War II
• Bronislav Gimpel (1911–1979), Polish-American violinist
• Erica Gimpel (born 1964), American television actress
• Sharon Gimpel (20th century), actress
• René Gimpel (1881–1945) French art dealer and collector
• Jean Gimpel (1918–1996) French historian, medievalist and iconoclast

The Gimpel is a peak in the Tannheim Mountains, a sub-range of the Allgäu Alps. It is high. The name is derived from the Gimpelalpe alp in der "hollow" (Mulde) ( Celtic comba = English "coombe"). The Gimpel is made of Wetterstein limestone.