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Under the designation Lake Constance (German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: Bodensee) one summarizes the three independent bodies of water
Body of water

A body of water is any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet. The term body of water most often refers to large accumulations of water, such as oceans, seas, and lakes, but it may also include smaller pools of water such as ponds, puddles or wetlands....
 Obersee ("Lake Superior"), Untersee ("Lake Inferior") and Seerhein ("Lake Rhine"), lying in the northern Alpine
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
 foreland. Thus, it concerns two independent lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
s (standing waters) and one connecting river (current water
Current (fluid)

File:Water patterns.JPGA current, in a river or stream, is the flow of water influenced by gravity as the water moves downhill to reduce its potential energy....
).

Lake Constance is situated in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 and Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
 near the base of the alps.






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Under the designation Lake Constance (German
German language

German is a West Germanic languages, thus related to and classified alongside English language and Dutch language. It is one of the world's world language and the most widely spoken mother tongue in the European Union....
: Bodensee) one summarizes the three independent bodies of water
Body of water

A body of water is any significant accumulation of water, usually covering the Earth or another planet. The term body of water most often refers to large accumulations of water, such as oceans, seas, and lakes, but it may also include smaller pools of water such as ponds, puddles or wetlands....
 Obersee ("Lake Superior"), Untersee ("Lake Inferior") and Seerhein ("Lake Rhine"), lying in the northern Alpine
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
 foreland. Thus, it concerns two independent lake
Lake

A lake is a terrain feature , a body of liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the bottom of basin and moves slowly if it moves at all....
s (standing waters) and one connecting river (current water
Current (fluid)

File:Water patterns.JPGA current, in a river or stream, is the flow of water influenced by gravity as the water moves downhill to reduce its potential energy....
).

Lake Constance is situated in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 and Austria
Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west....
 near the base of the alps. Specifically, its shorelines lie in the German federal-states of Bavaria
Bavaria

Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
 and Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
, the Austrian federal-state of Vorarlberg
Vorarlberg

Vorarlberg is the westernmost and wealthiest States of Austria of Austria. Though it is the second smallest in terms of area , it borders three countries; Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein....
 and the Swiss cantons of Thurgau
Thurgau

Thurgau is a northeast Cantons of Switzerland of Switzerland. The population is 238,316 of which 47,390 are foreigners. The capital is Frauenfeld....
 and St. Gallen
St. Gallen

St. Gallen is the capital of the Cantons of Switzerland of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century....
. The Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
 flows into it from the south. It is approximately located at .

Lake Constance was first mentioned by the Roman
Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the Roman Republic phase of the Ancient Rome, characterised by an autocracy form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
 geographer Pomponius Mela
Pomponius Mela

Pomponius Mela, who wrote around 43, was the earliest Roman Empire geographer.His little work is a mere compendium, occupying less than one hundred pages of ordinary print, dry in style and deficient in method, but of pure Latinity, and occasionally relieved by pleasing word-pictures....
 about AD 43
43

Year 43 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar....
. He noted that the Rhine flows through two lakes, and gave them the Latin names Lacus Venetus (Obersee) and Lacus Acronius (Untersee). Pliny the Elder
Pliny the Elder

Gaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was an ancient author, naturalist or natural philosopher and naval and military commander of some importance who wrote Natural History ....
 used the name Lacus Brigantinus, after the Roman city of Brigantium (today Bregenz
Bregenz

Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost states of Austria of Austria. The city is located on the eastern shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switzerland in the east and Germany in the northwest....
). The lake is also colloquially known as the Swabian Sea (das Schwäbische Meer).

The freshwater
Freshwater

Freshwater is a word that refers to bodies of water such as ponds, lakes, rivers and streams containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids....
 lake sits at 395 m above sea level
Sea level

Mean sea level is the average height of the sea, with reference to a suitable reference surface. Defining the reference level , however, involves complex measurement, and accurately determining MSL can prove difficult....
 and is Central Europe
Central Europe

Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern Europe and Western Europe Europe. In addition, Northern Europe, Southern Europe and Southeastern Europe may variously delimit or overlap into Central Europe....
's third largest, after Lake Balaton
Lake Balaton

Lake Balaton, located in Hungary, is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of the foremost regional tourist destinations. Due to Hungary being landlocked, it is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea"....
 and Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva or Lake L?man is the second largest freshwater lake in Central Europe in terms of surface area . 60% of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40% under France ....
. It is 63 km long, and at its widest point, nearly 14 km. It covers approximately 571 km²
1 E8 m²

To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 square kilometre and 1000 km?. See also areas of other orders of magnitude....
 (208 mi²) of total area. The greatest depth is 252 m in the middle of the eastern part (Obersee). Its volume is approximately 55 km³
1 E10 m³

To help compare different orders of magnitudes this page lists volumes between 10 and 100 cube kilometres . See also orders of magnitude .* 1 E+9 m? than 10 1000000000 cubic metres...
. The lake has four parts: Obersee (main, 476 km²), Überlinger See (north, 61 km²), Untersee (west, 63 km²), and the Zeller See and Gnadensee (northwest). The regulated Rhine
Rhine

File:Swiss Grand Canyon.jpgThe Rhine is one of the longest and most important rivers in Europe, at , with an average discharge of more than ....
 flows into the lake in the southeast, through the Obersee, the city of Konstanz
Konstanz

Konstanz is a University of Konstanz town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland....
 and the Untersee and flows out near Stein am Rhein
Stein am Rhein

Stein am Rhein is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.The town has a well-preserved medi?val centre, retaining the ancient street plan....
. Lake Constance provides fresh water to many cities in south Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
.

Lake Constance was formed by the Rhine Glacier
Rhine Glacier

The Rhine Glacier was a glacier during the Last glacial period which is responsible for the formation of the Lake Constance.References...
 during the ice age
Ice age

The general term "ice age" or, more precisely, "glacial age" denotes a geological period of long-term reduction in the temperature of the Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in an expansion of continental ice sheets, polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers....
. The Rhine, the Bregenzer Ache, and the Dornbirner Ache carry sediments from the Alps
Alps

The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
 to the lake, thus gradually decreasing the depth of the lake in the southeast.

The lake was frozen in the years 1077, 1326 (partial), 1378 (partial), 1435, 1465 (partial), 1477 (partial), 1491 (partial?), 1517 (partial), 1571 (partial), 1573, 1600 (partial), 1684, 1695, 1709 (partial), 1795, 1830, 1880 (partial), and 1963.

Approximately 1000 tons of fish were caught by 150 professional fishermen in 2001 which was below the previous ten year average of 1200 tons per year. The Lake Constance trout
Brown trout

The brown trout and the sea trout are fish of the same species.They are distinguished chiefly by the fact that the brown trout is largely a fresh water fish, while the sea trout shows anadromous reproduction, migrating to the oceans for much of its life and returning to freshwater only to Spawn ....
 (Salmo trutta) was almost extinct in the 1980s due to pollution, but thanks to protective measures has made a significant return.

The lake itself is an important drinking water source for south-west Germany called Bodenseewasserversorgung.

Car ferries
Ferry

A ferry is a form of transport, usually a boat or ship, used to carry passengers and their vehicles across a body of water. Ferries are also used to transport freight and even railroad cars....
 link Romanshorn
Romanshorn

Romanshorn is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Arbon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland.File:Bodensee-Autofaehre.jpg...
, Switzerland to Friedrichshafen
Friedrichshafen

Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the Bodensee district in the States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg....
, and Konstanz
Konstanz

Konstanz is a University of Konstanz town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland....
 to Meersburg
Meersburg

Meersburg is a town of Baden-W?rttemberg in the southwest of Germany at Lake Constance.It is famous for its charming medieval city. The lower town and uptown are reserved for pedestrians only and connected by two stairways and a steep street ....
.

Geographic oddity

There is no legally binding agreement as to where the boundaries lie between Switzerland, Germany and Austria where these three countries meet in Lake Constance. While Switzerland holds the view that the border runs through the middle of the lake, Austria is of the opinion that the lake stands in condominium
Condominium (international law)

In international law, a condominium is a political territory in or over which two or more sovereign powers formally agree to share equally dominium and exercise their rights jointly, without dividing it up into 'national' zones....
 of all the states on its banks. Germany holds no unambiguous opinion. Legal questions pertaining to ship transport and fishing are regulated in separate treaties.

Naturally disputes arise. One concerns a houseboat
Houseboat

A houseboat is a temporary or permanent dwelling, able to float upon water. Generally, houseboats are tethered to land to provide utilities, but are often capable of operation under their own power....
 which was moored in two states, another concerns the rights to fish in the Bay of Bregenz. In relation to the latter, an Austrian family was of the opinion that it alone had the right to fish in broad portions of the bay. However, this was accepted neither by the Austrian courts nor by the organs and courts of the other states.

Recent floods

  • A 100-year flood
    100-year flood

    A one-hundred-year flood is calculated to be the level of flood water expected to be equaled or exceeded every 100 years on average. The 100-year flood is more accurately referred to as the 1% flood, since it is a flood that has a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any single year....
     around June 1999 (Pfingsthochwasser 1999
    Pfingsthochwasser 1999

    The Pfingsthochwasser was a 100-year flood around the pentecost season in 1999 that had run mostly across Bavaria, Vorarlberg and Tyrol . It was caused by a coincidence of heavy rainfall with the regular Alpine meltwater....
    ) raised the level about 2 metres above normal, flooding harbors and many shoreline buildings and hotels.
  • In late August 2005, heavy rains raised the level by more than 70 cm in a few days. The rains caused widespread flooding and washed out highways and railroads.


Islands in the lake

The three major islands are:
  • Mainau Island
  • Reichenau Island
    Reichenau Island

    Reichenau Island lies in Lake Constance in southern Germany, at approximately . It lies between the Gnadensee and the Untersee, almost due west of the city of Konstanz....
  • Lindau


This is a complete list of the islands in Lake Constance, listed from east to west:
Nr.Island Area (m²) Population Municipality Coordinates
1 Galgeninsel nowadays a peninsula
Peninsula

A peninsula is a piece of Landform that is nearly surrounded by water but connected to mainland via an isthmus. Word origin: Latin paeninsula : paene, almost + insula, island....
 		 - Lindau (Reutin district)  
2 Hoy 53 - Lindau (Reutin district)  
3 Lindau 680,000 3,000 Lindau (Island district)  
4 Mainau 450,000 28 Konstanz
Konstanz

Konstanz is a University of Konstanz town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland....
 (Litzelstetten district) 		 
5 Dominikanerinsel 30,000 ? Konstanz
Konstanz

Konstanz is a University of Konstanz town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland....
 (Altstadt district) 		 
6 Mittlerer Langbohl 30,000 - Konstanz
Konstanz

Konstanz is a University of Konstanz town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland....
 (Industriegebiet district) 		 
7 Triboldingerbohl 120,000 - Konstanz
Konstanz

Konstanz is a University of Konstanz town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland....
 (Industriegebiet district) 		 
8 Reichenau
Reichenau Island

Reichenau Island lies in Lake Constance in southern Germany, at approximately . It lies between the Gnadensee and the Untersee, almost due west of the city of Konstanz....
 		 4,300,000 3.300 Reichenau
Reichenau

Reichenau is a village in the municipality of Tamins in the canton of Graub?nden, Switzerland, where the two Rhine tributaries Vorderrhein and Hinterrhein meet....
 (Unterzell|Mittelzell|Oberzell)
9 Liebesinsel 300 - 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 Konstanz , in Baden-W?rttemberg....
 (Mettnau district) 		 
10 Werd 14,000 9 Eschenz
Eschenz

Eschenz is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Steckborn in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland....
 (Untereschenz district) 		 
11 Mittleres Werdli 4,000 - Stein am Rhein
Stein am Rhein

Stein am Rhein is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.The town has a well-preserved medi?val centre, retaining the ancient street plan....
 		 
12 Unteres Werdli 6,000 - Stein am Rhein
Stein am Rhein

Stein am Rhein is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.The town has a well-preserved medi?val centre, retaining the ancient street plan....
 		 
  Lake Constance Islands 5,634,353 -6 municipalities 


Towns and cities at the lake

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Austria

  • Hard
    Hard, Austria

    Hard is a town in the westernmost Austrian province of Vorarlberg, directly on the Lake of Constance. It has a population of 11,471.Hard has a lot of attractions, like the Strandbad and the Gr?nerdamm....
  • Hörbranz
    Hörbranz

    H?rbranz is a municipality in the Bregenz , Vorarlberg, Austria....
  • Bregenz
    Bregenz

    Bregenz is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost states of Austria of Austria. The city is located on the eastern shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switzerland in the east and Germany in the northwest....
  • Lochau
    Lochau

    Lochau is a municipality in the federal state of Vorarlberg, Austria. It is located on Lake Constance, in the Bregenz district near the border to Germany....
  • Höchst
    Höchst, Austria

    H?chst is a municipality in the Bregenz , Vorarlberg, Austria....
  • Fussach
  • Gaissau


Germany

From the entry of the Rhine, on the northern or right shore:
  • On the Upper Lake (Obersee) and Überlinger See
    • Lindau (in Bavaria
      Bavaria

      Bavaria , with an area of and almost 12.5 million inhabitants, is a region located in the southeast of Germany and is the largest States of Germany of Germany by area....
      )
    • Wasserburg
      Wasserburg am Bodensee

      Wasserburg am Bodensee is one of the three Bavarian municipalities on the shores of Lake Constance. It is a well known resort, sought out for the supposedly healthy nature of its atmosphere....
    • Nonnenhorn
      Nonnenhorn

      Nonnenhorn is one of the three Bavarian towns on Lake Constance in the Swabian district of Lindau . The air health resort and famous wine town is located between Wasserburg and Kressbronn am Bodensee ....
    • Kressbronn (in Baden-Württemberg
      Baden-Württemberg

      Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
      )
    • Langenargen
      Langenargen

      Langenargen is a commune an a village in the district of Bodensee in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
    • Eriskirch
      Eriskirch

      Eriskirch is a commune and a village in the district of Bodensee in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
    • Friedrichshafen
      Friedrichshafen

      Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the Bodensee district in the States of Germany of Baden-W?rttemberg....
    • Immenstaad
      Immenstaad

      Immenstaad is a municipality in Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany, on the north shore of Lake Constance near the Austrian and Switzerland borders. It is not to be confused with the similarly named town of Immenstadt, approximately 90 km away in Bavaria....
    • Hagnau
    • Stetten
    • Meersburg
      Meersburg

      Meersburg is a town of Baden-W?rttemberg in the southwest of Germany at Lake Constance.It is famous for its charming medieval city. The lower town and uptown are reserved for pedestrians only and connected by two stairways and a steep street ....
    • Uhldingen-Mühlhofen
      Uhldingen-Mühlhofen

      Uhldingen-M?hlhofen is a town at the northern shore of Lake Constance, Germany between ?berlingen and Meersburg. The town is a popular holiday destination and home to the Pfahlbau Museum Unteruhldingen in Unteruhldingen and the cathedral of Birnau....
       (on Überlinger See)
    • Überlingen
      Überlingen

      ?berlingen is a city in the Bodensee district in Baden-W?rttemberg in southwestern Germany. It is located on the northwest shore of Lake Constance and has a population of just over 21,000....
    • Sipplingen
      Sipplingen

      Sipplingen is a town in the district of Bodensee in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....
    • Bodman-Ludwigshafen
      Bodman-Ludwigshafen

      Bodman-Ludwigshafen is a village in the district of Konstanz in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany. The mayor is Buergermeister@Bodman-Ludwigshafen.de...
  • Konstanz
    Konstanz

    Konstanz is a University of Konstanz town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland....
     with suburbs
    • Wallhausen
    • Dingelsdorf
    • Litzelstetten
  • On the lower lake (Untersee)
    • Reichenau
      Reichenau Island

      Reichenau Island lies in Lake Constance in southern Germany, at approximately . It lies between the Gnadensee and the Untersee, almost due west of the city of Konstanz....
       (including the island with same name)
    • Allensbach
      Allensbach

      Allensbach is a Municipalities of Germany in the district of Konstanz in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany, which is known for being the home of the Institut f?r Demoskopie Allensbach, one of the best known polling organizations in Germany....
       (on Gnadensee)
    • 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 Konstanz , in Baden-W?rttemberg....
       (on Zellersee)
    • Moos
      Moos

      Moos may refer to:...
    • Gaienhofen
      Gaienhofen

      Gaienhofen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany.Since 1974, Gaienhofen consists of four villages: Gaienhofen, Gundholzen, Hemmenhofen and Horn....
    • Öhningen
      Öhningen

      ?hningen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-W?rttemberg in Germany....


Switzerland

From the entry of the Rhine, on the southern or left shore:
  • On the Upper Lake (Obersee)
    • Altenrhein, St. Gallen
      Canton of St. Gallen

      The Canton of St. Gallen is a Cantons of Switzerland of Switzerland. St. Gallen is located in the north east of Switzerland. It covers an area of 2,026 km?, and has a population of 465,937 of which 97,461 are foreigners....
    • Rorschach
      Rorschach

      Rorschach is a Municipalities of Switzerland, in the District of Rorschach in the Cantons of Switzerland of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It is on the south side of Lake Constance ....
      , St. Gallen
    • Horn
      Horn, Switzerland

      Horn is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Arbon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland. Horn is an exclave of Thurgau, enclaved in the canton of St. Gallen....
      , Thurgau
      Thurgau

      Thurgau is a northeast Cantons of Switzerland of Switzerland. The population is 238,316 of which 47,390 are foreigners. The capital is Frauenfeld....
    • Steinach
      Steinach, St. Gallen

      Steinach is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Wahlkreis of Rorschach in the Cantons of Switzerland of St. Gallen in Switzerland....
      , St. Gallen
      Canton of St. Gallen

      The Canton of St. Gallen is a Cantons of Switzerland of Switzerland. St. Gallen is located in the north east of Switzerland. It covers an area of 2,026 km?, and has a population of 465,937 of which 97,461 are foreigners....
    • Arbon
      Arbon, Switzerland

      Arbon is a Municipalities of Switzerland and district capital of the Arbon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland....
      , Thurgau
      Thurgau

      Thurgau is a northeast Cantons of Switzerland of Switzerland. The population is 238,316 of which 47,390 are foreigners. The capital is Frauenfeld....
       (as all the following)
    • Frasnacht
    • Egnach
      Egnach

      Egnach is a Municipalities of Switzerland of the district of Arbon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland.It lies on the southern side of Lake Constance....
    • Romanshorn
      Romanshorn

      Romanshorn is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Arbon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland.File:Bodensee-Autofaehre.jpg...
    • Uttwil
      Uttwil

      Uttwil is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Arbon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland....
    • Kesswil
      Kesswil

      Kesswil is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Arbon in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland.The village was the birthplace of the influential psychiatrist Carl Jung....
    • Güttingen
      Güttingen

      G?ttingen is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Kreuzlingen in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland....
    • Altnau
      Altnau

      Altnau is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Kreuzlingen in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland....
    • Landschlacht
    • Münsterlingen
      Münsterlingen

      M?nsterlingen is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Kreuzlingen in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland....
    • Bottighofen
      Bottighofen

      Bottighofen is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Kreuzlingen in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Constance, across the border from Konstanz in Germany....
    • Kreuzlingen
      Kreuzlingen

      Kreuzlingen is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Kreuzlingen in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is the seat of the district....
       (and Konstanz
      Konstanz

      Konstanz is a University of Konstanz town of around 80,000 inhabitants at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland....
      , Germany)
  • On the Rhine
    • Gottlieben
      Gottlieben

      Gottlieben is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Kreuzlingen in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland....
  • On the Lower Lake (Untersee)
    • Ermatingen
      Ermatingen

      Ermatingen is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Kreuzlingen in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland....
    • Mannenbach
    • Berlingen
      Berlingen

      Berlingen may refer to the following places:*Berlingen, Switzerland, in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland*Berlingen, Germany, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...
    • Steckborn
      Steckborn

      Steckborn is a Municipalities of Switzerland and the district capital of the district of Steckborn in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland....
    • Mammern
      Mammern

      Mammern is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Steckborn in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau, Switzerland, on Lake Constance. The current population is 560 ....
    • Eschenz
      Eschenz

      Eschenz is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the district of Steckborn in the Cantons of Switzerland of Thurgau in Switzerland....
    • Stein am Rhein
      Stein am Rhein

      Stein am Rhein is a Municipalities of Switzerland in the Cantons of Switzerland of Schaffhausen in Switzerland.The town has a well-preserved medi?val centre, retaining the ancient street plan....
      , Schaffhausen
      Schaffhausen

      Schaffhausen is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the Canton of Schaffhausen; it has an estimated population of 33,527 March 31, 2005....


See also

  • 2002 Überlingen Mid-Air Collision
  • Württembergischer Yacht Club
    Württembergischer Yacht Club

    The W?rttembergischer Yacht-Club is a yacht club in Friedrichshafen. It is located on the pleasant shores of Lake Constance, Germany. This club was established in January 1911 as the "K?niglich W?rttembergischer Yacht-Club" ....
  • Lake Constance is also the title of a track from Mike Oldfield
    Mike Oldfield

    Mike Oldfield is an England multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk music, ethnic or world music, European classical music, electronic music, New Age music and more recently dance music....
    's The Millennium Bell
    The Millennium Bell

    The Millennium Bell is the 20th CD written and mostly performed by Mike Oldfield, released in 1999 . The theme of the album is a reflection of different periods of Human history....
     album


External links

  • waterlevels
  • Peace Palace Library