Tönning

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Tönning
Town
Skippers house
Skippers house
Coat of arms of Tönning
Coat of arms
Location of Tönning within Nordfriesland district
CountryGermany
StateSchleswig-Holstein
DistrictNordfriesland
Government
 • MayorDorothe Klömmer
Area
 • Total44.41 km2 (17.15 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total4,895
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
25832
Dialling codes04861
Vehicle registrationNF
Websitewww.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.

History

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

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein.

External links

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