Inzigkofen

Inzigkofen

Coat of arms
Inzigkofen
Location of Inzigkofen within Sigmaringen district
Coordinates: 48°4′18″N 9°10′32″E / 48.07167°N 9.17556°E / 48.07167; 9.17556Coordinates: 48°4′18″N 9°10′32″E / 48.07167°N 9.17556°E / 48.07167; 9.17556
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Tübingen
District Sigmaringen
Government
 • Mayor Bernd Gombold
Area
 • Total 28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Elevation 590 m (1,940 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,780
 • Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 72514
Dialling codes 07571
Vehicle registration SIG
Website www.inzigkofen.de

Inzigkofen

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.[2]

It consists of three districts:

Coat of
Arms		District
(Teilort)		Population[3]Area[3]
Inzigkofen
with Nickhof
und Pault		1372931 hectares (2,300 acres)
Engelswies611749 hectares (1,850 acres)
Vilsingen
with Dietfurt		8451,196 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).[2]

Mayors

In November 2004 Bernd Gombold,[4] was elected mayor with 96,8 % of the vote.[5] [6]


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

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Oldest Eurasian Hominoids Lived in Swabia: Molar Tooth Dated at 17 Million Years Old". Science Daily. June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
  3. 1 2 Sonja Köser, Inzigkofen Community Office, 18 January 2011.
  4. ↑ Sebastian Pantel (sep): Vom Lausbub zum Stadtvater. In: Südkurier vom 4. Dezember 2010.
  5. ↑ Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): Kompliment vom Landrat. In: Südkurier vom 30. November 2004.
  6. ↑ Manfred Dieterle-Jöchle (dim): Zur Person. In: Südkurier vom 28. Mai 2005.


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