Teningen is a municipality in the district of Emmendingen, in the state

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. It is situated on the river Elz, 15 km north of

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Geography

Location

Teningen is set on the edge of the

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mountain range.

Geology

The geological subsoil consists of

sandstone Sandstone is a Clastic rock#Sedimentary clastic rocks, clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of grain size, sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate mineral, silicate grains, Cementation (geology), cemented together by another mineral. Sand ...

and

limestone Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...

and is covered by loess layers of different thickness. The Elz river created alluvial gravel and sand sediments that had been used as pastures but were adapted for agriculture in many cases.

Municipal subdivisions

The municipality Teningen comprises four districts: The main town Teningen and the formerly independent towns Heimbach, Köndringen and Nimburg.

Climate

The climate in this area is close to a Mediterranean microclimate, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. However, more year-round rain occurs than in the Rhine plateau because of the closeness to the

. The

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subtype for this climate is " Cfb" (Marine West Coast Climate/

Oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of co ...

). However, it is close to being

humid subtropical A humid subtropical climate is a subtropical -temperate climate type, characterized by long and hot summers, and cool to mild winters. These climates normally lie on the southeast side of all continents (except Antarctica), generally between la ...

(Cfa) due to the mean temperatures in July and August just under 22 °C. The city is close to the Kaiserstuhl, a range of hills of volcanic origin located a few miles away which is considered to be one of the warmest places of Germany and therefore considered as a viticultural area.

Mayors

*Friedrich Engler (SPD): 1945-1946 *Wilhelm Höfflin (parteilos): 1946–1956 *Josef Schmidt (SPD): 1957–1972 *Willy Bolz (independent): 1972–1980 *Hermann Jäger (SPD): 1980–2009 *Heinz-Rudolf Hagenacker (CDU): 2009–2025 *Berthold Schuler (independent): since 2025

Twin towns

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, France, since 1984 *

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, Germany, since 1990

Sons and daughters of the place

* 1603:

Johann Conrad Dannhauer Johann Conrad Dannhauer (b. at Köndringen (10 m. n. of Freiburg) 24 March 1603; d. at Strasburg 7 November 1666) was an Orthodox Lutheran theologian and teacher of Spener. Dannhauer began his education in the gymnasium at Strasburg and w ...

, Protestant theologian, professor of eloquence / rhetoric, hermeneutician and poet; † 1666 in

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* 1807:

Wilhelm Theophor Dittenberger Wilhelm Theophor Dittenberger (30 April 1807, in Teningen – 11 May 1871, in Weimar) was a German Protestant theologian. He was the father of classical philologist Wilhelm Dittenberger (1840–1906) and son-in-law to theologian Karl Daub (17 ...

, Protestant theologian; † 1871 in

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* 1899:

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, pharmacologist, opponent against national socialist racism, since 1957 honorary citizen of Köndringen; † 1982 in

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/ Arizona

References

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