Country Germany Admin. region Freiburg Elevation 654 m (2,146 ft) Area 30.5 km² Local time Monday 8:53 AM Number of airports 1 | State Baden-Württemberg District Konstanz Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 1,987 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 78355 Administrative region Freiburg | |
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Hohenfels is a municipality in Konstanz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Map of 78355 Hohenfels, Germany
Geography
The municipal area is located north of Lake Constance on the eastern rim of the Hegau region, about 8 km (5.0 mi) east of Stockach. It includes the villages of Deutwang, Kalkofen, Liggersdorf, Mindersdorf, and Selgetsweiler.
History
In 1352 the Swabian lordship of Hohenfels around the 12th century New Hohenfels Castle was inherited by the noble House of Jungingen. Konrad von Jungingen (c. 1355–1407) and his brother Ulrich (1360–1410) served as Grand Masters of the Teutonic Knights; in 1506 the Teutonic Order purchased the Lordship of Hohenfels, which became part of the Altshausen commandry within the Alsace-Burgundy bailiwick.
After the German mediatisation in 1803, Hohenfels fell to the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and from 1850 was part of the Prussian Province of Hohenzollern.