Singen (Hohentwiel)

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Singen (Hohentwiel)

Total population

45,717

Air quality index

26Good

WeatherAvg high 58.3°F

Coordinates47.76°, 8.83°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Singen is an industrial city in the very south of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany and just north of the German-Swiss border. It lies in the Hegau region near Lake Constance.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Hans-Jürg Fehr

Swiss politician

Karl Gnädinger

bishop (1905–1995)

J

Joseph Jung

Swiss cultural historian and economic historian

Karl Honz

German sprinter

C

Carl Roesch

Swiss painter and draughtsperson (1884-1979)

K

Karl Brachat

German politician (1901-1971)

E

Elise Höfler

(1912-1991)

E

Erwin Löhle

German university teacher

H

Hermann Bächtold

Swiss historian (1882-1934)

M

Mathias Gnädinger

Swiss actor (1941-2015)

K

Karl Böhler

German politician (1902-1959)

Helmut Riedlinger

German priest (1923–2007)

S

Simon Weber

German priest (1866–1929)

L

Leopold Hirsch Guggenheim

German politician (1818-1884)

L

Leopold Löwenstein

German writer and historian (1843–1923)

Albin Schweri

Swiss painter, glass painter, mosaicist and graphic designer (1885-1946)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

• Randegg
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,382
• Aach
  5.7 mi away · pop. 2,195
• Gailingen am Hochrhein
  5.8 mi away · pop. 2,772
• Radolfzell am Bodensee
  6.5 mi away
• Stockach
  10.4 mi away · pop. 16,182
• Blumberg
  15 mi away
• Herdwangen
  17 mi away · pop. 1,589
• Mühlheim an der Donau
  18.4 mi away · pop. 3,504
• Mühlhofen
  19.9 mi away · pop. 1,422
• Erzingen
  20.5 mi away
• Meßkirch
  20.6 mi away · pop. 8,659
• Scheer
  30.3 mi away · pop. 2,636

Browse all places in Baden-Württemberg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Singen (Hohentwiel)

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Hedgehog

Erinaceus europaeus

Seen 2026-06-08

grass snake

Natrix natrix

Seen 2026-06-07

White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Seen 2026-06-07

Goatsbeard

Aruncus dioicus

Seen 2026-06-07

Garden Snail

Cornu aspersum

Seen 2026-06-07

Orache Moth

Trachea atriplicis

Seen 2026-06-06

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Seen 2026-06-06

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Seen 2026-06-06

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-06-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Singen (Hohentwiel), from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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