Tengen, Germany

Tengen
Tengen
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Konstanz
Mayor Helmut Groß
Basic statistics
Area 61.98 km2 (23.93 sq mi)
Elevation 614 m  (2015 ft)
Population 4,602 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 74 /km2 (192 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KN
Postal code 78250
Area code 07736
Website www.tengen.de
Lordship (County) of Tengen
Herrschaft (Grafschaft) Tengen
State of the Holy Roman Empire

11th century–1651
Capital Tengen
Government Principality
Historical era Middle Ages
 - Established before 1112 11th century
 - Sold to Lords of
    Klingenberg

1275
 - Sold to Habsburgs 1305–87
 - Fell to Teutonic Order 1488
 - United with Lgvt
    Nellenburg

1534
 - Pawned to Auersperg 1651
 - Auersperg & 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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