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Location of the town of Singen within Konstanz district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Konstanz |
| Town subdivisions | 7 |
| Mayor | Oliver Ehret (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 61.75 km2 (23.84 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 429 m (1408 ft) |
| Population | 45,826 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 742 /km2 (1,922 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | KN |
| Postal code | 78224 |
| Area code | 07731 |
| Website | www.singen.de |
Singen is an industrial city in the very south of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany and just north of the German-Swiss border.
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Singen is an industrial city situated in the very south of Baden-Württemberg in Germany close to Lake Constance just north of the German-Swiss border and is the most important city in the Hegau area.
The most famous landmark of Singen is Hohentwiel, a volcanic stub on which there are the ruins of a fortress destroyed by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars. Further sights in Singen are the Geographic Museum and the local Saint Martin's Church with its Gothic tower (77 metres).
Singen is notable in military history for the Singen route in World War II. This route into Switzerland was discovered by Dutch naval lieutenant Hans Larive in 1940 on his first escape attempt from an Oflag (prisoner's camp for officers) in Soest. After being captured at the Swiss border near Singen, the interrogating Gestapo officer was so confident the war would soon be won by Germany that he told Larive the safe way across the border. Larive did not forget and many prisoners later escaped using this route - that included Larive himself, Francis Steinmetz, Anthony Luteyn, Airey Neave, Pat Reid and Howard Wardle in their escapes from Colditz Castle when Colditz was used in the war as Oflag IV-C.[2]
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