Fridingen

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Fridingen
Coat of arms of Fridingen
Coat of arms
Location of Fridingen within Tuttlingen district
Fridingen is located in Germany
Fridingen
Fridingen
Coordinates: 48°01′14″N 08°55′58″E / 48.02056°N 8.93278°E / 48.02056; 8.93278Coordinates: 48°01′14″N 08°55′58″E / 48.02056°N 8.93278°E / 48.02056; 8.93278
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionBärenthal
DistrictTuttlingen
Government
 • MayorStefan Waizeneggger
Area
 • Total22.47 km2 (8.68 sq mi)
Elevation
626 m (2,054 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,111
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
78567
Dialling codes07463
Vehicle registrationTUT
Websitewww.fridingen.de

Fridingen (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdɪŋən] (About this soundlisten)) 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.[2]

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[]

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2020". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). June 2021.
  2. ^ British Museum Collection
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