Inzigkofen

Inzigkofen is a municipality in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Historically, it is part of the Swabian north Alpine foreland basin.

Inzigkofen
Municipality
Location of Inzigkofen within Sigmaringen district
Inzigkofen
Inzigkofen
Coordinates: 48°4′18″N 9°10′32″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictSigmaringen
Government
  Mayor (202028) Bernd Gombold
Area
  Total28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)
  Total2,975
  Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72514
Dialling codes07571
Vehicle registrationSIG
Websitewww.inzigkofen.de

It consists of three districts:

Coat of
Arms
District
(Teilort)
PopulationArea
Inzigkofen
with Nickhof
und Pault
1372931 hectares (2,300 acres)
Engelswies611749 hectares (1,850 acres)
Vilsingen
with Dietfurt
8451,196 hectares (2,960 acres)

Within Engelswies is the now-abandoned Talsberg quarry, known for its fossiliferous layers, and the site of evidence of the oldest Eurasian hominoids; a molar tooth found there in June 1973 was reported in June 2011 to have been "dated with relative precision at 17 to 17.1 Ma" (million years ago).

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