Tönning
Tönning Tønning / Taning | |
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 Skippers house | |
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Location of Tönning Tønning / Taning within Nordfriesland district
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| Location of Tönning Tønning / Taning | |
  Tönning Tønning / Taning  Tönning Tønning / Taning | |
| Coordinates: 54°19′2″N 8°56′34″E / 54.31722°N 8.94278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Nordfriesland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dorothe Klömmer |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.43 km2 (17.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,940 |
| • Density | 111/km2 (288/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 25832 |
| Dialling codes | 04861 |
| Vehicle registration | NF |
| Website | www.toenning.de |
Tönning (German pronunciation: [ˈtœnɪŋ] ⓘ; 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.
History
[edit]Tönning was destroyed in the Burchardi flood in 1634. During the Great Northern War, (1700–1721), Tönning was besieged twice.
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]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.
See also
[edit]Notable people
[edit]Honorary citizen
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- 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; there is a memorial statue dedicated to him in the castle park.
Sons and daughters of the city
[edit]- Jürgen Ovens (1623–1678), painter, portraitist
- Johann Friedrich Alberti (1642–1710), composer, organist
- Fanny Suenssen (1832–1918), Danish novelist and short story writer
- Teckla Juel (1834–1904), Danish writer and composer.
- Kurt Thomas (1904–1973), composer, music educator and chorus leader
Connected to Tönning
[edit]- Hinrich Braren (1751–1826), captain, pilot and navigation instructor, died in Tönning. He wrote the first German-language textbook of shipping.
References
[edit]- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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