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]

Inzigkofen
Coat of arms
Location of Inzigkofen within Sigmaringen district
Inzigkofen
Inzigkofen
Coordinates: 48°4′18″N 9°10′32″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictSigmaringen
Government
  MayorBernd Gombold
Area
  Total28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total2,819
  Density98/km2 (250/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[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 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
  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. 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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