Inzigkofen is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in

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. Historically, it is part of the

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n north Alpine

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. It consists of three districts: Within Engelswies is the now-abandoned Talsberg quarry, known for its

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layers, and the site of evidence of the oldest Eurasian hominoids; a

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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).

Mayors

In November 2004 Bernd Gombold, was elected mayor with 96,8 % of the vote.Hermann-Peter Steinmüller (hps): ''Kompliment vom Landrat.'' In: ''Südkurier'' vom 30. November 2004.Manfred Dieterle-Jöchle (dim): ''Zur Person.'' In: ''Südkurier'' vom 28. Mai 2005. * 1946–1949: Fridolin Oswald * 1949–1966: Johann Scherer * 1967–1972: Manfred Sailer * 1973–2005: Pius Widmer * since 2005: Bernd Gombold

References

Sigmaringen (district) Paleontological sites of Europe {{Sigmaringen-geo-stub