Tannheim

Tannheim (Württemberg) (German pronunciation: [ˈtanhaɪm]) is a municipality in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

This article is about the town in Germany. For the town in Tyrol, see Tannheim, Tyrol.

Tannheim (Württemberg)
The old castle (Ochsenhauser Pfleghof)
Coat of arms
Location of Tannheim (Württemberg) within Biberach district
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Tannheim (Württemberg)
Tannheim (Württemberg)
Coordinates: 48°0′N 10°5′E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictBiberach
Government
 • MayorThomas Maximilian Wonhas
Area
 • Total27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi)
Elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,482
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88459
Dialling codes08395
Vehicle registrationBC
Websitewww.gemeinde-tannheim.de

Geography

It is located in upper Swabia at the river Iller which forms the border to Bavaria.

Sights
  • Church of St. Martin, built 1700–1702

Entertainment and culture

Tannheim was the home of the annual Tannkosh airshow from 1993 to 2013.

Notable citizens
  • Norbert Kiechle (1885–1966), former Landrat
  • Richard Ferdinand Maximilian Ignatius Joseph Valentin Hubertus Maria Graf von Schaesberg-Tannheim (1884–1953), nobleman and businessman, winner of an Olympic silver medal (1912);
  • Josef Dreier (born 1931), politician, former Secretary of State, Baden-Württemberg
  • Matthias Dolderer (born 1970), German pilot and Red Bull Air Race Champion (2016)
  • Ralph Brunner (born 1971), recipient of Paralympic medals, 2000

References
  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
Alter Pfarrhof (2007)
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