Tengen, Germany

Tengen

Coat of arms
Tengen

Coordinates: 47°48′52″N 8°39′33″E / 47.81444°N 8.65917°ECoordinates: 47°48′52″N 8°39′33″E / 47.81444°N 8.65917°E
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Konstanz
Government
 • Mayor Helmut Groß
Area
 • Total 61.98 km2 (23.93 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 4,507
 • Density 73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 78250
Dialling codes 07736
Vehicle registration KN
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
 - 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 kilometres (9 miles) north of Schaffhausen.

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References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013.