Tannheim

Tannheim (Württemberg) (German pronunciation: [ˈtanhaɪm]) is a municipality in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

This article is about the town in Germany. For the town in Tyrol, see Tannheim, Tyrol.
Tannheim (Württemberg)
Municipality
The old castle (Ochsenhauser Pfleghof)
The old castle (Ochsenhauser Pfleghof)
Coat of arms of Tannheim (Württemberg)
Coat of arms
Location of Tannheim (Württemberg) within Biberach district
Tannheim (Württemberg) is located in Germany
Tannheim (Württemberg)
Tannheim (Württemberg)
Tannheim (Württemberg) is located in Baden-Württemberg
Tannheim (Württemberg)
Tannheim (Württemberg)
Coordinates: 48°0′N 10°5′E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictBiberach
Government
 • Mayor (2015–23) Thomas Wonhas[1]
Area
 • Total27.68 km2 (10.69 sq mi)
Elevation
585 m (1,919 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,530
 • Density91/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88459
Dialling codes08395
Vehicle registrationBC
Websitewww.gemeinde-tannheim.de

Geography

It is located in upper Swabia at the river Iller which forms the border to Bavaria.

Sights
  • Church of St. Martin, built 1700–1702

Entertainment and culture

Tannheim was the home of the annual Tannkosh airshow from 1993 to 2013.

Notable citizens
  • Norbert Kiechle (1885–1966), former Landrat
  • Richard Ferdinand Maximilian Ignatius Joseph Valentin Hubertus Maria Graf von Schaesberg-Tannheim (1884–1953), nobleman and businessman, winner of an Olympic silver medal (1912);
  • Josef Dreier (born 1931), politician, former Secretary of State, Baden-Württemberg
  • Matthias Dolderer (born 1970), German pilot and Red Bull Air Race Champion (2016)
  • Ralph Brunner (born 1971), recipient of Paralympic medals, 2000

References
  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
Alter Pfarrhof (2007)
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