Inzigkofen

Summary

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]

Inzigkofen
Coat of arms of Inzigkofen
Location of Inzigkofen within Sigmaringen district
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Inzigkofen is located in Germany
Inzigkofen
Inzigkofen
Inzigkofen is located in Baden-Württemberg
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
 • Total28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,975
 • 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

It consists of three districts:

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

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 edit

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 15 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  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.