Hohenfels, Konstanz

Hohenfels
Coat of arms
Hohenfels Location of Hohenfels within Konstanz district
Coordinates: 47°53′08″N 09°06′34″E / 47.88556°N 9.10944°E / 47.88556; 9.10944Coordinates: 47°53′08″N 09°06′34″E / 47.88556°N 9.10944°E / 47.88556; 9.10944
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Konstanz
Government
• Mayor	Florian Zindeler
Area
• Total	30.50 km2 (11.78 sq mi)
Elevation	654 m (2,146 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,061
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	78355
Dialling codes	07557, 07775, 07771
Vehicle registration	KN
Website	www.hohenfels.de

Hohenfels is a municipality in Konstanz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Geography

The municipal area is located north of Lake Constance on the eastern rim of the Hegau region, about 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Stockach. It includes the villages of Deutwang, Kalkofen, Liggersdorf, Mindersdorf, and Selgetsweiler.

History

Liggersdorf parish church

In 1352 the Swabian lordship of Hohenfels around the 12th century New Hohenfels Castle was inherited by the noble House of Jungingen. Konrad von Jungingen (c. 1355–1407) and his brother Ulrich (1360–1410) served as Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights; in 1506 the Teutonic Order purchased the Lordship of Hohenfels, which became part of the Altshausen commandry within the Alsace-Burgundy bailiwick.

After the German mediatisation in 1803, Hohenfels fell to the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and from 1850 was part of the Prussian Province of Hohenzollern.

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