Inzigkofen

Inzigkofen
Location of Inzigkofen within Sigmaringen district
Inzigkofen
Inzigkofen
Coordinates: 48°4′18″N 9°10′32″E / 48.07167°N 9.17556°E / 48.07167; 9.17556
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictSigmaringen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Bernd Gombold[1]
Area
 • Total
28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,979
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72514
Dialling codes07571
Vehicle registrationSIG
Websitewww.inzigkofen.de

Inzigkofen is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Historically, it is part of the Swabian north Alpine foreland basin.[3]

It consists of three districts:

Coat of
Arms
District
(Teilort)
Population[4] Area[4]
Inzigkofen
with Nickhof
und Pault
1372 931 hectares (2,300 acres)
Engelswies 611 749 hectares (1,850 acres)
Vilsingen
with Dietfurt
845 1,196 hectares (2,960 acres)

Within Engelswies is the now-abandoned Talsberg quarry, known for its fossiliferous layers, and the site of evidence of the oldest Eurasian hominoids; a molar tooth found there in June 1973 was reported in June 2011 to have been "dated with relative precision at 17 to 17.1 Ma" (million years ago).[3]

Mayors

In November 2004 Bernd Gombold,[5] was elected mayor with 96,8 % of the vote.[6][7]

  • 1946–1949: Fridolin Oswald
  • 1949–1966: Johann Scherer
  • 1967–1972: Manfred Sailer
  • 1973–2005: Pius Widmer
  • since 2005: Bernd Gombold

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "Oldest Eurasian Hominoids Lived in Swabia: Molar Tooth Dated at 17 Million Years Old". Science Daily. June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  4. ^ a b Sonja Köser, Inzigkofen Community Office, 18 January 2011.
  5. ^ Sebastian Pantel (sep): Vom Lausbub zum Stadtvater. In: Südkurier vom 4. Dezember 2010.
  6. ^ Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): Kompliment vom Landrat. In: Südkurier vom 30. November 2004.
  7. ^ Manfred Dieterle-Jöchle (dim): Zur Person. In: Südkurier vom 28. Mai 2005.