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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.
It lies almost due west of the city of Konstanz, between the Gnadensee and the Untersee, two parts of Lake Constance. With a total land surface of 4.3 km 2 (1.7 sq mi) and a circumference of 11 km (6.8 mi), the island is 4.5 km (2.8 mi) long and 1.5 km (0.93 mi) wide at its greatest extent. The highest point, the Hochwart, stands some 43 m (141 ...
Its western end is the city of Freiburg, in the Rhine valley; its eastern end is the city of Konstanz, on Lake Constance (German name: Bodensee). The name Querweg means "cross route", referring to the fact that the classic long-distance routes in the Black Forest, which were developed in the early 20th century, run north–south. The Querweg ...
Die badische Schwarzwaldbahn, Reprint von 1886 – Eine Bahnfahrt vor 120 Jahren von Offenburg nach Konstanz. Freiburger Echo Verlag. ISBN 978-3-86028-096-6. Mahlbacher, Jürgen (2007). Die Schwarzwaldbahn, Geschichte, Sehenswürdigkeiten, Freizeittipps (1st ed.). Mahlbacher. ISBN 978-3-00-021761-6. Ruch, Martin (2005).
Hohenfels Castle has more than 700 years of history. It was founded by the lords of Hohenfels and was the family seat of the Neu-Hohenfels, a branch of Alt-Hohenfels with its family seat at Hohenfels in Bonndorf in the county of Konstanz, who had settled here in the 12th century. Hohenfels Castle was first mentioned in 1292 as "Neuhohenfels".
The nature reserve of Wollmatinger Ried – Untersee – Gnadensee is a protected area on the shores of Lake Constance in Germany.It has an area of 767 hectares and is the largest and most important nature reserve on the German side of Lake Constance.
Reichenau is a municipality in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.It is located partly on Reichenau Island with its famous abbey and on the northern shore of the Untersee section of Lake Constance.
Hugo von Hohenlandenberg (c.1457–1532 in Meersburg) Bishop of Konstanz. Hieronymus Harder (1523–1607) German botanist and teacher of Latin. Baron Joseph Maria Christoph von Lassberg (1770–1855) German antiquary, lived at Meersburg Castle from 1838. Friedrich August Walchner (1799–1865) German geologist, chemist and mineralogist.