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(Redirected from Tönningen) For other uses, see Tonning (surname). "Taning" redirects here. For the county of Daning, old romanization Taning, see Daning County.

Town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Tönning Tønning / Taning
Town
Skippers house
Coat of arms
Location of Tönning Tønning / Taning within Nordfriesland district
Tönning Tønning / Taning Show map of GermanyTönning Tønning / Taning 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 km (17.15 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population
• Total	4,895
• Density	110/km (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25832
Dialling codes	04861
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	www.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 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

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.

Notable people

Honorary citizen

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

Jürgen Ovens (1623–1678), painter, portraitist
Johann Friedrich Alberti (1642–1710), composer, organist
Fanny Suenssen (1832–1918), Danish novelist and short story writer
Teckla Juel (1834–1904), Danish writer and composer.
Kurt Thomas (1904–1973), composer, music educator and chorus leader

Connected to Tönning

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

References

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

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Achtrup Ahrenshöft Ahrenviöl Ahrenviölfeld Alkersum Almdorf Arlewatt Aventoft Bargum Behrendorf Bohmstedt Bondelum Bordelum Borgsum Bosbüll Braderup Bramstedtlund Bredstedt Breklum Dagebüll Drage Drelsdorf Dunsum Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog Ellhöft Emmelsbüll-Horsbüll Enge-Sande Fresendelf Friedrich-Wilhelm-Lübke-Koog Friedrichstadt Galmsbüll Garding Garding, Kirchspiel Goldebek Goldelund Gröde Grothusenkoog Haselund Hattstedt Hattstedtermarsch Högel Holm Hooge Hörnum Horstedt Hude Humptrup Husum Immenstedt Joldelund Kampen Karlum Katharinenheerd Klanxbüll Klixbüll Koldenbüttel Kolkerheide Kotzenbüll Ladelund Langeneß Langenhorn Leck Lexgaard List Löwenstedt Lütjenholm Midlum Mildstedt Nebel Neukirchen Nieblum Niebüll Norddorf Norderfriedrichskoog Nordstrand Norstedt Ockholm Oevenum Oldenswort Oldersbek Olderup Oldsum Ostenfeld Oster-Ohrstedt Osterhever Pellworm Poppenbüll Ramstedt Rantrum Reußenköge Risum-Lindholm Rodenäs Sankt Peter-Ording Schwabstedt Schwesing Seeth Simonsberg Sollwitt Sönnebüll Sprakebüll Stadum Stedesand Struckum Süderende Süderhöft Süderlügum Südermarsch Sylt Tating Tetenbüll Tinningstedt Tönning Tümlauer-Koog Uelvesbüll Uphusum Utersum Viöl Vollerwiek Vollstedt Welt Wenningstedt-Braderup Wester-Ohrstedt Westerhever Westre Winnert Wisch Witsum Wittbek Wittdün Witzwort Wobbenbüll Wrixum Wyk auf Föhr		Coat of arms

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