Fridingen
Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Fridingen an der Donau (German: [ˈfʁiːdɪŋən an deːɐ̯ ˈdoːnaʊ] ⓘ, lit. 'Fridingen on the Donau'), commonly known as Fridingen, is a town in the district of Tuttlingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the Danube, 10 km east of Tuttlingen, and 23 km west of Sigmaringen. A large hoard of Bronze Age jewellery (mostly armlets and bracelets) was discovered in the vicinity of the town in the nineteenth century. It is now part of the British Museum's prehistoric European collection.[3]
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Fridingen
within Tuttlingen district  | |
 Location of Fridingen | |
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| Coordinates: 48°01′14″N 08°55′58″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Tuttlingen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–28) | Stefan Waizeneggger[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.47 km2 (8.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 626 m (2,054 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,157 |
| • Density | 140.5/km2 (363.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78567 |
| Dialling codes | 07463 |
| Vehicle registration | TUT |
| Website | www.fridingen.de |
Sons and daughters of the city
- Josef Feger (1920–2010), mayor of Leutkirch im Allgäu
- Josef Hipp (1927–1959), athlete
- Paul Ackermann (born 1939), political scientist
