Teningen
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Location of Teningen within Emmendingen district  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°7′37″N 7°48′37″E / 48.12694°N 7.81028°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Emmendingen |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Heinz-Rudolf Hagenacker (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40.27 km2 (15.55 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 12,281 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (790/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 79331 |
| Dialling codes | 07641 und 07663 |
| Vehicle registration | EM |
| Website | www.teningen.de |
Teningen is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen, in the state Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated on the river Elz, 15 km north of Freiburg.
Geography
Location
Teningen is set on the edge of the Black Forest mountain range.
Geology
The geological subsoil consists of sandstone and limestone and is covered by loess layers of different thickness. The Elz river created alluvial gravel and sand sediments that had been used as pastures but were adapted for agriculture in many cases.
Municipal subdivisions
The municipality Teningen comprises four districts: The main town Teningen and the formerly independent towns Heimbach, Köndringen and Nimburg.
Mayors
- Friedrich Engler (SPD): 1945-1946
- Wilhelm Höfflin (parteilos): 1946–1956
- Josef Schmidt (SPD): 1957–1972
- Willy Bolz (independent): 1972–1980
- Hermann Jäger (SPD): 1980–2009
- Heinz-Rudolf Hagenacker (CDU): since 2009
Twin towns
La Ravoire, France, since 1984
Zeithain, Germany, since 1990
Sons and daughters of the place
- 1603: Johann Conrad Dannhauer, Protestant theologian, professor of eloquence / rhetoric, hermeneutician and poet; † 1666 in Strasbourg
- 1807: Wilhelm Theophor Dittenberger, Protestant theologian; † 1871 in Weimar
- 1899: Otto Krayer, pharmacologist, opponent against national socialist racism, since 1957 honorary citizen of Köndringen; † 1982 in Tucson / Arizona
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
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