Fridingen
Fridingen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Fridingen within Tuttlingen district | |
Fridingen Fridingen | |
| Coordinates: 48°01′14″N 08°55′58″E / 48.02056°N 8.93278°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Tuttlingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–28) | Stefan Waizeneggger[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.47 km2 (8.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 626 m (2,054 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,201 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78567 |
| Dialling codes | 07463 |
| Vehicle registration | TUT |
| Website | www.fridingen.de |
Fridingen an der Donau (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁɪdɪŋən ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈdoːnaʊ], lit. 'Fridingen on the Donau'), commonly known as Fridingen ([ˈfʁiːdɪŋən] ⓘ), is a town in the district of Tuttlingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the Danube, 10 km east of Tuttlingen, and 23 km west of Sigmaringen. A large hoard of Bronze Age jewellery (mostly armlets and bracelets) was discovered in the vicinity of the town in the nineteenth century. It is now part of the British Museum's prehistoric European collection.[3]
Sons and daughters of the city
- Josef Feger (1920–2010), mayor of Leutkirch im Allgäu
- Josef Hipp (1927–1959), athlete
- Paul Ackermann (born 1939), political scientist
References
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2023 (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2022)" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2023 (updated based on the 2022 census)] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
- ^ British Museum Collection