Clingen

For other uses, see Clingen (disambiguation).

Clingen (German pronunciation: [ˈklɪŋən] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Kyffhäuserkreis district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated 16 km southeast of Sondershausen, and 30 km north of Erfurt.

Historical Population
Year	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016
Population	1239	1259	1242	1222	1178	1138	1013	1084	1072	1059	1035	1021

Clingen
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Clingen within Kyffhäuserkreis district
Clingen Show map of Germany Clingen Show map of Thuringia
Coordinates: 51°13′N 10°56′E
Country	Germany
State	Thuringia
District	Kyffhäuserkreis
Municipal assoc.	Greußen
Government
• Mayor (2022–28)	Mario Schütze[1]
Area
• Total	10.75 km2 (4.15 sq mi)
Elevation	185 m (607 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	985
• Density	92/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	99718
Dialling codes	03636
Vehicle registration	KYF
Website	www.clingen.net

as of 31 December
Source: Thuringian State Department of Statistics

Sons and daughters of the town

• Rudolf Boese (1839-1912), Member of Landtag
• Günter Grüner (1942-2016), Member of Thuringian State Parliament