Tönning Tønning / Taning | |
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Location of Tönning Tønning / Taning within Nordfriesland district
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 Location of Tönning Tønning / Taning | |
  Tönning Tønning / Taning  Tönning Tønning / Taning | |
| Coordinates:54°19′2″N8°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 | 44.43 km2 (17.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 4,940 |
| • Density | 111/km2 (288/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 pronunciation:[ˈtœnɪŋ]ⓘ;Low German:Tünn,Tönn orTönnen;Danish:Tønning;North Frisian:Taning) is a town in the district ofNordfriesland in theGerman state ofSchleswig-Holstein.
Tönning was destroyed in theBurchardi flood in 1634. During theGreat Northern War, (1700–1721),Tönning was besieged twice.
It is located on the northern bank of theEider river, approximately eight kilometers away from its mouth at theNorth Sea. Tönning has a population of some 5,000 people.
Tönning is connected by a regional train withSankt Peter-Ording to the West, andHusum to the North-East. Tönning is also served by several bus routes.
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