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
Skippers house
Coat of arms of Tönning Tønning / Taning
Location of Tönning
Tønning / Taning within Nordfriesland district
Tönning Tønning / Taning is located in Germany
Tönning Tønning / Taning
Tönning
Tønning / Taning
Tönning Tønning / Taning is located in Schleswig-Holstein
Tönning Tønning / Taning
Tönning
Tønning / Taning
Coordinates: 54°19′2″N 8°56′34″E / 54.31722°N 8.94278°E / 54.31722; 8.94278
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

History

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

Geography

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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

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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

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Notable people

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Honorary citizen

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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; there is a memorial statue dedicated to him in the castle park.

Sons and daughters of the city

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Connected to Tönning

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

References

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