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Encyclopedia > Bodensee (district)
Bodensee
Statistics
State: Baden-Württemberg
Capital: Friedrichshafen
Adm. region: Tübingen
Region: Bodensee-Oberschwaben
Area: 664.64 km²
Inhabitants: 202,529 (2002)
pop. density: 305 inh./km²
Car identification: FN
Homepage: http://www.bodenseekreis.de
Map
Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting the district Bodensee

Bodensee is a district (Kreis) in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west, clockwise) Constance, Sigmaringen, Ravensburg and Lindau. To the south, Lake Constance forms the boundary to Switzerland and Austria. Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (transliterated as Laender in English, singular Land). ... Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in south-western Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance (Bodensee) in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria. ... A Regierungsbezirk is an administrative region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states (Bundesländer). ... Tübingen is one of the four Administrative Districts (Regierungsbezirke) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the south-east of the country. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Map of Baden-Wuerttemberg highlighting the Bodenseekreis Based on the templates at Wikipedia:WikiProject German districts/Maptemplates File links The following pages link to this file: Bodenseekreis Categories: GFDL images ... Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in south-western Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... Konstanz (also sometimes in English Constance) is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Sigmaringen is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Ravensburg is a district (Kreis) in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Lindau is a German city and an island in the eastern part of the Lake Constance, the Obersee. ... Map of the Bodensee; Schweiz is Switzerland, Deutschland is Germany, and Osterreich is Austria. ...

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History

The district was created in 1973, when the previous district Tettnang was merged with most of the district Überlingen. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1973 calendar). ... Ãœberlingen Ãœberlingen is a city in south-western Germany. ...


Geography

The district is located at the northern shore of Lake Constance (German: Bodensee), which also gives the district its name. The landscape covered by the district is called Oberschwäbisches Hügelland and Westallgäuer Hügelland, and as the name suggests it is mostly hilly landscape. Map of the Bodensee; Schweiz is Switzerland, Deutschland is Germany, and Osterreich is Austria. ...


Partnerships

The district has a partnership with the Muldentalkreis in Saxony, Germany, as well as with the Polish district Czestochowa. The Muldentalkreis is a district in Saxony, Germany. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stata Sakska) is at a land area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ...


Coat of arms

Coat of arms The blue color as well as the three wavy lines at the bottom of the coat of arms represent the Lake Constance. The wheel derives from the coat of arms of the Lords of Markdorf and Raderach, but it also represents the industry in the district.

Coat of arms of the district Bodenseekreis This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ...

Cities and towns

Cities Towns
  1. Friedrichshafen
  2. Markdorf
  3. Meersburg
  4. Tettnang
  5. Überlingen
  1. Bermatingen
  2. Daisendorf
  3. Deggenhausertal
  4. Eriskirch
  5. Frickingen
  6. Hagnau am Bodensee
  7. Heiligenberg
  8. Immenstaad am Bodensee
  9. Kressbronn am Bodensee
  10. Langenargen
  11. Meckenbeuren
  12. Neukirch
  13. Oberteuringen
  14. Owingen
  15. Salem
  16. Sipplingen
  17. Stetten
  18. Uhldingen-Mühlhofen
Administrative districts
  1. Eriskirch-Kressbronn-Langenargen
  2. Friedrichshafen
  3. Markdorf
  4. Meersburg
  5. Salem
  6. Tettnang
  7. Überlingen

Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance (Bodensee) in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria. ... Meersburg is a town of Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany on Lake Constance. ... Tettnang is a small town in southern Baden-Württemberg in a region of Germany known as Swabia. ... Überlingen Überlingen is a city in south-western Germany. ... Saint Martin Chapel in Daisendorf Daisendorf is a Town in south-western Germany. ... Salem, ca. ...

External links

  • Official website (German)


 Cities and rural districts in the
Federal State of Baden-Württemberg in Germany

Cities Image File history File links Flag_of_Baden-Württemberg. ... Baden-Württemberg is a federal state in south-western Germany to the east of the Upper Rhine. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ...

Baden-Baden | Freiburg | Heidelberg | Heilbronn | Karlsruhe | Mannheim | Pforzheim | Stuttgart | Ulm Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Baden-Baden is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Freiburg city from Schlossberg Freiburg im Breisgau is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the Breisgau region, on the western edge of the southern Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald) with about 214,000 inhabitants. ... Heidelberg (halfway between Stuttgart and Frankfurt) is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Heilbronn is a city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, near Stuttgart. ... Map of Germany showing Karlsruhe Coat of Arms of Karlsruhe Karlsruhe castle at night Karlsruhe (population 282,595 in December 2003) is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border. ... Basic information Country: Germany Federal state: Land Baden-Württemberg Regions: Rhein-Neckar District: Independent municipality Population: 324,787 (Mai 2005) Additional information Area: 144. ... Pforzheim is a town of 119,000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-west Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 590,000 as of September 2005 in the city and around 3 million in the metropolitan area. ... Ulm is a city in the German Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg (about 100 km south-east of Stuttgart). ...

Rural
districts

Alb-Donau | Biberach | Bodensee | Böblingen | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald | Calw | Konstanz (Constance)
Emmendingen | Enz | Esslingen | Freudenstadt | Göppingen | Heidenheim | Heilbronn | Hohenlohe
Karlsruhe | Lörrach | Ludwigsburg | Main-Tauber | Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis | Ortenaukreis | Ostalbkreis
Rastatt | Ravensburg | Rems-Murr-Kreis | Reutlingen | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | Rottweil | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Schwäbisch Hall | Sigmaringen | Tuttlingen | Tübingen | Waldshut | Zollernalbkreis Alb-Donau is a district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Biberach is a district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Böblingen is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Breisgau_Hochschwarzwald is a Kreis (district) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Calw is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Konstanz (also sometimes in English Constance) is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Emmendingen is a district (Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Esslingen is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Freudenstadt is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Göppingen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Heidenheim is a district (Kreis) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Heilbronn is a district (Kreis) in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Karlsruhe is a district (Kreis) in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Lörrach is a Kreis (district) in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Ludwigsburg is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis is a district (Kreis) in the north of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Ortenaukreis is a district (Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... The Ostalbkreis is a district (Kreis) in the east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Rastatt is a district (Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Ravensburg is a district (Kreis) in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Rems-Murr is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Reutlingen is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Rhein-Neckar is a district (Kreis) in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Rottweil is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Schwarzwald-Baar is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Schwäbisch-Hall is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Sigmaringen is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Tuttlingen is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Tübingen is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... Waldshut is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ... The Zollernalbkreis is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ...



 
 

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