Tönning

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Tönning is a historic town in northern Germany’s Schleswig-Holstein region, known for its strategic location on the Eider River and its former role as a fortified port.

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Tönning canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeCollective Amt Eiderstedt
linked to: Eiderstedt
areaCode 04861
coatOfArmsFeature Eider River symbolism
ship
country Germany
district Nordfriesland
formerFunction fortified port
trading port
hasCityRightsSince 17th century
hasEconomicActivity fishing
maritime services
tourism
hasFloodProtection dikes
hasHarborType tidal harbor
hasHeritageStatus historic town
hasLandmark Multimar Wattforum
St. Lawrence Church (St.-Laurentius-Kirche)
Tönning harbor
hasMuseum harbor museum
hasTransport railway station
historicalEvent sieges during early 18th century Northern Wars
historicalImportance strategic location on the Eider River
historicalRole part of Danish–Holstein border region
language German
localDialect Low German
locatedIn northern Germany
linked to: Northern Germany
locatedInBiosphereRegion Wadden Sea area
linked to: Wadden Sea
locatedNear North Sea
locatedOn Eider River
nearbyCity Heide
Husum
officialWebsite https://www.toenning.de
partOfRegion Eiderstedt Peninsula
postalCode 25832
railwayLine Husum–Bad St. Peter-Ording railway
regionType coastal town
state Schleswig-Holstein
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
tourismAttraction Multimar Wattforum exhibition center
Wadden Sea National Park access
historic harbor warehouses
vehicleRegistrationCode NF

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Siege of Tönning location Tönning
Eider mouthNear Tönning
Eiderstedt contains Tönning
Battle of Tönning location Tönning
Nordfriesland hasMajorTown Tönning
North Frisia contains Tönning
Eiderstedt Peninsula contains Tönning
Eider Barrage locatedNear Tönning
Eider estuary nearSettlement Tönning
Eider-Sperrwerk locatedNear Tönning