Tönning

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.

Tönning
Tønning / Taning
Skippers house
Coat of arms
Location of Tönning
Tønning / Taning within Nordfriesland district
Tönning
Tønning / Taning
Tönning
Tønning / Taning
Coordinates: 54°19′2″N 8°56′34″E
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Government
  MayorDorothe Klömmer
Area
  Total44.41 km2 (17.15 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
  Total4,965
  Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
25832
Dialling codes04861
Vehicle registrationNF
Websitewww.toenning.de

History

Tönning was destroyed in the Burchardi flood in 1634. During the Great Northern War, (1700–1721), Tönning was besieged twice.

Geography

It is located on the northern bank of the Eider river, approximately eight kilometers away from its mouth at the North Sea. Tönning has a population of some 5,000 people.

Transport

Tönning is connected by a regional train with Sankt Peter-Ording to the West, and Husum to the North-East. Tönning is also served by several bus routes.

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See also

Personalities

Honorary citizen

Friedrich von Esmarch
  • Friedrich Wilhelm Selck (1821–1911), councilor of commerce, honorary citizen since 1899
  • Friedrich von Esmarch (1823–1908), German physician and the founder of the civilian Samaritan system in Germany, honorary citizen since 1897. To him reminds a statue in the castle park.

Sons and daughters of the city

Connected to Tönning

  • Hinrich Braren (1751–1826), captain, pilot and navigation instructor, died in Tönning. He wrote the first German-language textbook of shipping.

References

  1. "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2018 (XLS-file)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German).

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