Tengen, Germany

Tengen

Coat of arms
Tengen

Coordinates: 47°48′52″N 8°39′33″E / 47.81444°N 8.65917°E / 47.81444; 8.65917Coordinates: 47°48′52″N 8°39′33″E / 47.81444°N 8.65917°E / 47.81444; 8.65917
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Konstanz
Government
 • Mayor Marian Schreier
Area
 • Total 61.98 km2 (23.93 sq mi)
Elevation 614 m (2,014 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 4,584
 • Density 74/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 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
Preceded by 		Succeeded by
Duchy of Swabia
County of Auersperg

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.

Mayors

From 1973 to 2015 Helmut Groß was the mayor of Tengen.[2] His successor is Marian Schreier.[3]

Sons and daughters of the town

Tengen

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
  2. ↑ Matthias Biehler: Bürgermeister: Es kann nur eine Liste geben. In: Südkurier vom 10. Mai 2010.
  3. ↑ "25-jähriger Marian Schreier in Tengen: Jüngster Bürgermeister von Deutschland". SWR.de (in German). Retrieved 2015-03-02.


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