Tönning
"Taning" redirects here. For the county of Daning, old romanization Taning, see Daning County.
| Tönning | ||
|---|---|---|
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Skippers house | ||
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  Tönning | ||
Location of Tönning within Nordfriesland district  | ||
| Coordinates: 54°19′2″N 8°56′34″E / 54.31722°N 8.94278°ECoordinates: 54°19′2″N 8°56′34″E / 54.31722°N 8.94278°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein | |
| District | Nordfriesland | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Frank Haß | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 44.41 km2 (17.15 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,887 | |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 25832 | |
| Dialling codes | 04861 | |
| Vehicle registration | NF | |
| Website | www.toenning.de | |
Tönning (German; Low German Tünn, Tönn or Tönnen; Danish: Tønning; North Frisian: Taning) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. During the Great Northern War, Tönning was besieged twice.
Geography
It lies on the Eider river near its mouth at the North Sea. Tönning has a population of approximately 5,000.
See also
References
- ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2013] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Tönning at Wikimedia Commons
