Engen, Germany
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Engen | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Engen within Konstanz district  | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Konstanz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Johannes Moser |
| Elevation | 531 m (1,742 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 11,355 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78234 |
| Dialling codes | 07733 |
| Vehicle registration | KN |
| Website | www.engen.de |
Engen is a town in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Singen, and 15 km south of Tuttlingen.
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Old Town -
Town with the mountain Hohenhewen in the background
City structure
| Coat of arms | City district | Inhabitants (date: 2007) |
Area (date: 27. May 1970[2]) |
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Engen (city centre) | 6.028[3] | 1382 ha |
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Anselfingen | 898[4] | 837 ha |
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Bargen | 253[5] | 700 ha |
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Biesendorf | 163[6] | 569 ha |
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Bittelbrunn | 323[7] | 825 ha |
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Neuhausen | 586[8] | 485 ha |
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Stetten | 244[9] | 533 ha |
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Welschingen | 1.445[10] | 981 ha |
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Zimmerholz | 332[11] | 741 ha |
Government
As a consequence of the local elections from May, 25th 2014 with a turnout of 49,1% (2009: 46,8%), the municipal council is made up as follows:[12][13]
| Free voters | 54,19 % | : 10 seats |
| CDU | 45,81 % | : 8 seats |
Coat of arms
Blazon: „A silvery five pointed star.“
Town twinning
- Pannonhalma, (Hungary), since 1998
- Trilport, (Département Seine-et-Marne in France), since 2000
- Moneglia, (close to Genoa, Liguria in Italy), since 2009
Culture and monuments
Engen is situated on the holiday road Römerstraße Neckar-Alb-Aare and the Schwarzwald-Querweg Freiburg-Bodensee, a long-distance footpath. In the city area, there is the Old city park with the war memorial as well as the new city park with a little lake.
Museums
- The Municipal Museum Engen + gallery possesses an archaeological collection, sacral and modern art as well as historic-cultural exhibitions.
- The Ice Age park Engen, finished in spring 2003, is a reconstruction of a Stone Age camp, next to the Petersfels in the „Brudertal“. In order to visit the three hectare large area, a walk can be done by a 1,5 hour walk.
Notable inhabitants and residents
Honorary citizen
- 1862, September, 7th, (in Oensbach), Josef Weber, † January, 13th, 1937, town priest and dean, 1920 honorary citizen of Engen
- 1882, March, 13th, (in Pforzheim), Viktor Kolb, † 1963, tailor, co-founder of the medical convoy (German Red Cross) in Engen, 1953 honorary citizen
- 1883 (in Welschingen), prelate Prof. Dr. theol. Alfred Wikenhauser, † 1960 honorary citizen of Welschingen
- 1884 (in Stockach), Emil Dreher, † 1974, town priest and dean, 1948 honorary citizen of Engen
- 1890, January, 5th, (in Oberndorf), Mathilde Nied (Sister Lukana), devoted occipation in the hospital Engen, 1962 honorary citizen of Engen
- 1911, Mai, 5h, (in Freiburg), Dr. Hans Ludwig Steffen, † June, 1st, 1994 (in Engen), head doctor of the hospital Engen, 1976 honorary citizen of Engen
- 1912, October, 12th, Hermann Graf, † November, 4th, 1988 in Rastatt, fighter pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross, 1942 honorary citizen of Engen
Sons and daughters of the city
- 1548, Conrad Vetter, † October, 11th, 1622, jesuite pater, author during the Counter-Reformation
- 1636, November, 17th, Romanus Vogler, abbot of St. Blaise Abbey, Black Forest
- 1822, March, 13th, Carl Eckhard, † August, 30th, 1910, jurist, entrepreneur and politician, Reichstag deputy
- 1879, February, 8th, Wilhelm Engelbert Oeftering, (also Engelbert Hegaur); † 3. März 1940, librarian, historian and literary specialist
- 1880, August 13, (in Bargen), Frieda Hodapp, † September, 14th, 1949 in Bad Wiessee, pianist
- 1898, February, 24th, Hubert Schiel, † 1983, theologian, author und librarian
- 1900, August, 4th, (in Welschingen), Ermin Hohlwegler, † July, 31th, 1970 in Neuhausen, trade unionist and politician (SPD), Employment Secretary of Baden-Württemberg, MdL (Baden-Württemberg)
- 1940, June, 3rd, Klaus Saur, New Apostolic clergyman
- 1945, December, 11th, Wilhelm Vossenkuhl, German philosopher
- 1978, June, 12th , Pascal Niggenkemper, jazzman
- 1990, May, 29th, Oliver Sorg, football player
Towns and municipalities in Konstanz (district) | ||
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References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Engen; accessed January, 2nd, 2012
- ^ Zahlen und Daten; accessed December, 13th, 2011
- ^ Anselfingen; accessed December, 13th, 2011
- ^ Bargen; accessed December, 13th, 2011
- ^ Biesendorf; accessed December, 13th, 2011
- ^ Bittelbrunn; accessed December, 13th, 2011
- ^ Neuhausen; accessed December, 13th, 2011
- ^ Stetten; accessed December, 13th, 2011
- ^ Welschingen; accessed December, 13th, 2011
- ^ Zimmerholz; accessed December, 13th, 2011
- ^ http://www.statistik.baden-wuerttemberg.de/Wahlen/Kommunalwahlen_2014/Gem.asp?335022
- ^ http://www.engen.de/wahldat/335022g-2014.htm
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