Konstanz is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Schwarzwald-Baar, Tuttlingen

Tuttlingen (district)

thumb|Coat of armsTuttlingen is a county in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring counties are Rottweil, Zollernalbkreis, Sigmaringen, Constance and Schwarzwald-Baar.-History:...

, Sigmaringen

Sigmaringen (district)

Sigmaringen is a district in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Reutlingen, Biberach, Ravensburg, Bodensee, Constance and Zollernalbkreis.-History:...

 and Bodenseekreis

Bodenseekreis

Bodenseekreis is a district in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Konstanz, Sigmaringen, Ravensburg and Lindau...

. To the south it borders the Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 canton

Cantons of Switzerland

The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848...

 Thurgau

Thurgau

Thurgau is a northeast canton of Switzerland. The population, , is . In 2007, there were a total of 47,390 who were resident foreigners. The capital is Frauenfeld.-History:...

 and Schaffhausen. The municipality of Büsingen

Büsingen

Büsingen am Hochrhein is a German town entirely surrounded by the Swiss canton of Schaffhausen and, south across the Rhine, by the cantons of Zürich and Thurgau. It has a population of about 1,450 inhabitants...

 is an exclave located inside the Kanton Schaffhausen.

History

The district dates back to the Bezirksamt Konstanz, which was created in 1806 when the area became part of Württemberg

Württemberg

Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia....

 (since 1810 Baden). After some changes in its outline it was changed into the district in 1936, including part of the dissolved Bezirksamt Engen. 1939 the city Constance became district-free, but was reintegrated into the district in 1953. 1973 it was merged with the neighboring district Stockach and some municipalities from the districts Sigmaringen and Donaueschingen.

Geography

The district is located at the north-western shore of the Lake Constance

Lake Constance

Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee , the Untersee , and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps...

, in a landscape called Hegau. The world heritage island Reichenau

Reichenau Island

Reichenau Island lies in Lake Constance in southern Germany, at approximately . It lies between Gnadensee and Untersee, two parts of Lake Constance, almost due west of the city of Konstanz. The island is connected to the mainland by a causeway that was completed in 1838...

 with its old monastery as well as the flower island Mainau are part of the district. Also located in the district is the Aachtopf

Aachtopf

The Aachtopf is Germany's biggest natural spring, producing an average of 8,500 litres per second. Production varies seasonally and in response to the weather, but the spring never runs dry...

near the city Aach, the biggest spring in Germany by water volume. The spring actually contains water from the Danube

Danube

The Danube is a river in the Central Europe and the Europe's second longest river after the Volga. It is classified as an international waterway....

 which moves through karst

KARST

Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...

 caves underneath the European watershed

Water divide

A drainage divide, water divide, divide or watershed is the line separating neighbouring drainage basins...

.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show a fish both in top left as well as the bottom right, representing the fishing industry in the Lake Constance. The cross in the top right is the symbol of the bishopric of Konstanz. The deer antlers in the bottom left were added after the district was merged with the district Stockach. These were taken from the coat of arms of the Counts of Veringen-Nellenbach, and were present in the coat of arms of the district Stockach, as well as the city Stockach.

Cities and Towns

Cities	Towns
Aach Aach, Baden-Württemberg Aach is a small town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg . Being situated close to Lake Constance and the Swiss border, it is mostly known for the Aachtopf — Germany's biggest natural spring in terms of production.-History:... Engen Engen, Germany Engen is a town in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 12 km northwest of Singen, and 15 km south of Tuttlingen.... Konstanz Konstanz Konstanz is a university city with approximately 80,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. The city houses the University of Konstanz.-Location:... Radolfzell Radolfzell Radolfzell am Bodensee is a town in Germany at the western end of Lake Constance approximately 18 km northwest of Konstanz. It is the third largest town, after Constance and Singen, in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg....  (Bodensee) Singen Singen Singen is an industrial city in the very south of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany and just north of the German-Swiss border.-Location:... Stockach Stockach Stockach is a town in the district of Konstanz, in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.-Location:It is situated in the Hegau region, about 5 km northwest of Lake Constance, 13 km north of Radolfzell and 25 km northwest of Konstanz.... Tengen Tengen, Germany Tengen is a town in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated near the border with Switzerland, 14 km north of Schaffhausen....	Allensbach Allensbach Allensbach is a municipality in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, which is known for being the home of the Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach, one of the best known polling organizations in Germany.... Bodman-Ludwigshafen Bodman-Ludwigshafen Bodman-Ludwigshafen is a village in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The mayor is Matthias Weckbach.The village is located near the Lake Constance .... Büsingen (Hochrhein) Eigeltingen Eigeltingen Eigeltingen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Gaienhofen Gaienhofen Gaienhofen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.Since 1974, Gaienhofen consists of four villages: Gaienhofen, Gundholzen, Hemmenhofen and Horn... Gailingen Gailingen Gailingen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.It is situated in the southern part of the landscape called Hegau in a unique location on the northern bank of the Rhine River just across from Switzerland and close to the Lake of Constance. It is therefore...  (Hochrhein) Gottmadingen Gottmadingen Gottmadingen is a municipality in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated next to the border to Switzerland, 5 km southwest of Singen, and 12 km east of Schaffhausen.... Hilzingen Hilzingen Hilzingen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Hohenfels Moos Moos, Baden-Württemberg Moos is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Mühlhausen-Ehingen Mühlhausen-Ehingen Mühlhausen-Ehingen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Mühlingen Mühlingen Mühlingen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Öhningen Öhningen Öhningen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.-World heritage site:It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.... Orsingen-Nenzingen Orsingen-Nenzingen Orsingen-Nenzingen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Reichenau Reichenau, Baden-Württemberg 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. The island has historically been the center of the community. The... Rielasingen-Worblingen Rielasingen-Worblingen Rielasingen-Worblingen is a municipality in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the border with Switzerland, 4 km south of Singen, and 20 km east of Schaffhausen... Steißlingen Steißlingen Steißlingen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.... Volkertshausen Volkertshausen Volkertshausen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....
Administrative districts
Engen Gottmadingen Höri Konstanz Singen Stockach

External links

• Official website (German)