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The Prince-Bishopric of Constance (German: Hochstift Konstanz, Fürstbistum Konstanz, Bistum Konstanz) was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from the mid-12th century until its secularisation in 1802–1803.
Wilfred von Oven was born in La Paz, Bolivia to German parents, the father's side having a military tradition.His father died in Flanders in 1917: two uncles held high rank in the German Army, and of these Ernst von Oven (1859-1945) was the highest ranking German officer in the field at the Armistice and subsequently reported directly to the Minister of Defence.
Konstanz' districts: Paradies in the west of the Old Town. Paradies (literally: "paradise") is a former village, now a quarter of Konstanz, Germany.The district is located west of the Old Town on the southern shore of the Seerhein; with an area of about 63.2 hectare (632,034 m 2 (6,803,160 sq ft), to be exact) and 6176 inhabitants (2007 census).
Konstanz Minster or Konstanz Cathedral (German: Konstanzer Münster) is a historical building in Konstanz, southern Germany, the proto-cathedral of the former Roman Catholic diocese of Konstanz (dissolved in 1821).
Konstanz (/ ˈ k ɒ n s t ə n t s / KON-stənts, [3] US also / ˈ k ɔː n s t ɑː n t s / KAWN-stahnts, [4] [5] [6] German: [ˈkɔnʃtants] ⓘ or [ˈkɔnstants] ⓘ, Alemannic German: [ˈkoʃd̥əts, ˈxoʃd̥əts]), traditionally known as Constance in English, is a university city with approximately 83,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south of Germany.
Conrad was a member of the powerful Welf family, son of Count Heinrich of Altdorf.After an education at the cathedral school in Constance, he became provost of Constance Cathedral and in 934 was made Bishop of Constance.
Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium has an annual exchange of pupils with its twin towns Richmond (Great Britain) and Fontainebleau (France). Pupils of several secondary schools in Konstanz visit every two years the Czech twin town of Tábor. Every year a three-week stay in Orange County, California in The United States of America is offered.