Inzigkofen

Inzigkofen
Location of Inzigkofen within Sigmaringen district
Location of Inzigkofen
Inzigkofen
Inzigkofen
Coordinates: 48°4′18″N 9°10′32″E / 48.07167°N 9.17556°E / 48.07167; 9.17556
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictSigmaringen
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Bernd Gombold
Area
 • Total
28.76 km2 (11.10 sq mi)
Elevation
590 m (1,940 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)
 • Total
2,958
 • Density102.9/km2 (266.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
72514
Dialling codes07571
Vehicle registrationSIG
Websitewww.inzigkofen.de

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.

It consists of three districts:

Coat of
Arms
District
(Teilort)
Population Area
Inzigkofen
with Nickhof
und Pault
1372 931 hectares (2,300 acres)
Engelswies 611 749 hectares (1,850 acres)
Vilsingen
with Dietfurt
845 1,196 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).