Tönning (German; Low German Tünn, TönnorTönnen; Danish: Tønning; North Frisian: Taning) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.
Tönning
Tønning / Taning | |
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Skippers house
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Tönning Tønning / Taning within Nordfriesland district  | |
 
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Tönning Show map of Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Coordinates: 54°19′2″N 8°56′34″E / 54.31722°N 8.94278°E / 54.31722; 8.94278 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Nordfriesland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dorothe Klömmer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.41 km2 (17.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population
(2022-12-31)[1]
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| • Total | 4,895 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes |
25832
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| Dialling codes | 04861 |
| Vehicle registration | NF |
| Website | www.toenning.de |
Tönning was destroyed in the Burchardi flood in 1634. During the Great Northern War, (1700–1721), Tönning was besieged twice.
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.
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.
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