Tengen, Germany

Tengen
Tengen
Location of the town of Tengen within Konstanz district
Coordinates	47°48′52″N 8°39′33″E / 47.81444°N 8.65917°E / 47.81444; 8.65917Coordinates: 47°48′52″N 8°39′33″E / 47.81444°N 8.65917°E / 47.81444; 8.65917
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Konstanz
Mayor	Helmut Groß
Basic statistics
Area	61.98 km2 (23.93 sq mi)
Elevation	614 m  (2015 ft)
Population	4,602 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	74 /km2 (192 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KN
Postal code	78250
Area code	07736
Website	www.tengen.de

Lordship (County) of Tengen Herrschaft (Grafschaft) Tengen
State of the Holy Roman Empire
← 11th century–1651 →
Capital	Tengen
Government	Principality
Historical era	Middle Ages
- Established	before 1112 11th century
- Sold to Lords of     Klingenberg	1275
- Sold to Habsburgs	1305–87
- Fell to Teutonic Order	1488
- United with Lgvt     Nellenburg	1534
- Pawned to Auersperg	1651
- Auersperg & Tengen     mediatised to Baden	1806

Tengen is a town in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated near the border with Switzerland, 14 km north of Schaffhausen.

See also

• Verenahof

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf.