Tönning

For other uses, see Tonning (surname).

"Taning" redirects here. For the county of Daning, old romanization Taning, see Daning County.

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
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.

See also

• Eiderstedt peninsula
• Eider Barrage

Notable people

Honorary citizen

Friedrich von Esmarch

• 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.

Sons and daughters of the city

• Jürgen Ovens (1623–1678), painter, portraitist
• Johann Friedrich Alberti (1642–1710), composer, organist
• Fanny Suenssen (1832–1918), Danish novelist and short story writer
• Teckla Juel (1834–1904), Danish writer and composer.
• Kurt Thomas (1904–1973), composer, music educator and chorus leader

Connected to Tönning

• Hinrich Braren (1751–1826), captain, pilot and navigation instructor, died in Tönning. He wrote the first German-language textbook of shipping.