Tönning

Tönning
Tønning / Taning
Tönning; Tønning / Taning
Town
	Skippers house
	Coat of arms
	Location of Tönning; Tønning / Taning within Nordfriesland district
	Interactive map of Tönning; Tønning / Taning
	Tönning; Tønning / Taning Location within Germany Tönning; Tønning / Taning Location within Schleswig-Holstein
	Coordinates: 54°19′2″N 8°56′34″E / 54.31722°N 8.94278°E
Country	Germany
State	Schleswig-Holstein
District	Nordfriesland
Government
• Mayor	Dorothe Klömmer
Area
• Total	44.43 km2 (17.15 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (2025-12-31)
• Total	4,775
• Density	107.5/km2 (278.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	25832
Dialling codes	04861
Vehicle registration	NF
Website	www.toenning.de

Tönning (German pronunciation: [ˈtœnɪŋ] ^ⓘ; Low German: Tünn, Tönn or Tönnen; Danish: Tønning; North Frisian: Taning) is a town in the district of Nordfriesland in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein.

History

Tönning was destroyed in the Burchardi flood in 1634. During the Great Northern War, (1700–1721), Tönning was besieged twice.

Geography

It is located on the northern bank of the Eider river, approximately eight kilometers away from its mouth at the North Sea. Tönning has a population of some 5,000 people.

Transport

Tönning is connected by a regional train with Sankt Peter-Ording to the West, and Husum to the North-East. Tönning is also served by several bus routes.

Notable people

Honorary citizens

Friedrich Wilhelm Selck (1821–1911), councilor of commerce, honorary citizen since 1899
Friedrich von Esmarch (1823–1908), German physician and the founder of the civilian Samaritan system in Germany, honorary citizen since 1897; there is a memorial statue dedicated to him in the castle park.