Tengen, Germany

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Tengen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Tengen
Tengen, Germany (Germany)
Tengen, Germany
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Konstanz
Mayor Helmut Groß
Basic statistics
Area 61.98 km² (23.9 sq mi)
Elevation 614 m  (2015 ft)
Population 4,742  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 77 /km² (198 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KN
Postal code 78250
Area code 07736
Website www.tengen.de

Coordinates: 47°48′52″N 8°39′33″E / 47.81444, 8.65917

Herrschaft (Grafschaft) Tengen
Lordship (County) of Tengen
State of the Holy Roman Empire
Duchy of Swabia
11th century – 1651 Image missing
Capital Tengen
Government Principality
Historical era Middle Ages
 - Established before 1112
 - Sold to Lords of
    Klingenberg
 
1275
 - Sold to Habsburgs 130587
 - Fell to Teutonic Order 1488
 - United with Landgraviate
    of Nellenburg
 
1534
 - Pawned to Auersperg 1651
 - Auersperg, with Tengen,
    mediatised to Baden
 
1806

Tengen is a town in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated near the border with Switzerland, 14 km north of Schaffhausen.

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