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Tengen is a town in the district of Konstanz, in
Bibliothek / Schulbücherei der Stadt Tengen
" Tengen, Germany. Retrieved on 6 January 2018. "Anschrift: Ludwig-Gerer-Straße 65 78250 Tengen"
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
, Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is situated near the border with Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, north of Schaffhausen.
Verenahof
Verenahof (also known as ''Büttenharter Hof'' or ''Verenahöfe'') was a Germanexclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
in Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
, administratively part of the German town of Wiechs am Randen (which is now part of the town of Tengen). Geographically, it was separated from Wiechs am Randen by a 200–300-metre wide strip of Swiss territory.
By 1964 a treaty was concluded between Germany and Switzerland, which entered into force on 4 October 1967. The 43-hectare territory, containing three houses and eleven West German citizens, became part of Switzerland.
Mayors
From 1973 to 2015 Helmut Groß was the mayor of Tengen.Matthias Biehler: ''Bürgermeister: Es kann nur eine Liste geben''. In: '' Südkurier'' vom 10. Mai 2010. His successor is Marian Schreier. * 1973–2015: Helmut Groß (born 1948 in Crailsheim) * since May 2015: Marian Schreier (born 1990 in Stuttgart; SPD)Education
Tengen has a primary school (Grund- u. Werkrealschule Tengen) and a library/school library." Tengen, Germany. Retrieved on 6 January 2018. "Anschrift: Ludwig-Gerer-Straße 65 78250 Tengen"
Sons and daughters of the town
* LeutnantHermann Pfeiffer
''Leutnant'' Hermann Pfeiffer (24 July 1890 – 20 May 1917) IC was a German World War I flying ace credited with eleven aerial victories.The Aerodrome website http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/germany/pfeiffer.php Retrieved on 15 April 2010.
Wor ...
(1890 in Tengen – 1917 in France) was a World War I flying ace
A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...
credited with eleven aerial victories
* Otto Sauter
Otto Sauter (born 1961) is a German trumpet soloist, who specializes in the piccolo trumpet .
Biography
From 1988 until 1998 Sauter was principal trumpet in the Bremen State Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1991 he founded the annual Bremen Intern ...
(born 1961), piccolo trumpeter, especially in baroque music
See also
*Verenahof
Verenahof (also known as ''Büttenharter Hof'' or ''Verenahöfe''), nowadays part of the Swiss town of Büttenhardt, was a German exclave in Switzerland, administratively part of the German town of Wiechs am Randen (which is now part of the tow ...
References
1651 disestablishments Konstanz (district) States and territories established in the 11th century Hegau Counties of the Holy Roman Empire {{Konstanz-geo-stub