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Konstanz
District
FlagCoat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Freiburg
Capital	Konstanz
Government
• District admin.	Zeno Danner
Area
• Total	817.95 km (315.81 sq mi)
Population
• Total	292,568
• Density	360/km (930/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	KN, STO and BÜS
Website	www.lrakn.de

Konstanz (or Constance) is a Landkreis (district) in the south of Baden-Württemberg on the German-Swiss border, situated along the shores of Lake Constance. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Schwarzwald-Baar, Tuttlingen, Sigmaringen and Bodenseekreis. To the south it borders the Swiss cantons of Zurich, Thurgau and Schaffhausen. The municipality of Büsingen am Hochrhein is an exclave of Germany surrounded by Swiss territory.

History

The district dates back to the Bezirksamt Konstanz, which was created in 1806 when the area became part of Württemberg (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 Lake Constance, in a landscape called Hegau. The World Heritage Site Reichenau Island, with its old monastery as well as the flower island Mainau, are part of the district. Also located in the district is the Aachtopf near the city Aach, the biggest spring in Germany by water volume. The spring actually contains water from the Danube which moves through karst caves underneath the European watershed.

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

References

1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.

External links

• Official website (German)

v t e Regions, and urban and rural districts in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany
Regions	Freiburg Karlsruhe Stuttgart Tübingen
Urban districts	Baden-Baden Freiburg Heidelberg Heilbronn Karlsruhe Mannheim Pforzheim Stuttgart Ulm
Rural districts	Alb-Donau Biberach Bodensee Böblingen Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Calw Emmendingen Enz Esslingen Freudenstadt Göppingen Heidenheim Heilbronn Hohenlohe Karlsruhe Konstanz Lörrach Ludwigsburg Main-Tauber Neckar-Odenwald Ortenau Ostalbkreis Rastatt Ravensburg Rems-Murr Reutlingen Rhein-Neckar Rottweil Schwäbisch Hall Schwarzwald-Baar Sigmaringen Tübingen Tuttlingen Waldshut Zollernalb
Districts of German states (Full list) Baden-Württemberg Bavaria Brandenburg Bremen Hesse Lower Saxony Mecklenburg-Vorpommern North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia

v t e Towns and municipalities in Konstanz (district)
Aach Allensbach Bodman-Ludwigshafen Büsingen am Hochrhein Eigeltingen Engen Gaienhofen Gailingen Gottmadingen Hilzingen Hohenfels Konstanz Moos Mühlhausen-Ehingen Mühlingen Öhningen Orsingen-Nenzingen Radolfzell Reichenau Rielasingen-Worblingen Singen Steißlingen Stockach Tengen Volkertshausen

v t e Lake Constance (Bodensee)
Austria Vorarlberg Bregenz Germany Baden-Württemberg Bodenseekreis Konstanz Bavaria Lindau Switzerland Appenzell Ausserrhoden Schaffhausen St. Gallen Rorschach Thurgau Arbon Frauenfeld Kreuzlingen
Settlements	Austria Bregenz Hard Höchst Hörbranz Fussach Gaissau Lochau Germany Allensbach Bodman-Ludwigshafen Eriskirch Friedrichshafen Gaienhofen Hagnau Immenstaad Konstanz Dingelsdorf Litzelstetten Paradies Petershausen Wallhausen Kressbronn Langenargen Lindau Meersburg Moos Nonnenhorn Öhningen Radolfzell Reichenau Sipplingen Stetten Überlingen Hödingen Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Unteruhldingen Wasserburg Switzerland Altnau Arbon Berlingen Bottighofen Egnach Ermatingen Triboltingen Eschenz Frasnacht Goldach Gottlieben Güttingen Heiden Horn Kesswil Kreuzlingen Lutzenberg Mammern Münsterlingen Romanshorn Rorschach Rorschacherberg Salmsach Salenstein Steinach Steckborn Stein am Rhein Tägerwilen Tägermoos Thal Uttwil Walzenhausen Wolfhalden
Islands	Bodanrück Peninsula Dominicans Island Entlibühl Galgeninsel Hoy Liebesinsel Lindau Mainau Mettnau Peninsula Reichenau Triboldingerbohl Vogelinsel Werd
Rivers	Aach Argen Bregenzer Ach Brunnisach Dornbirner Ach Leiblach Lipbach Radolfzeller Aach Rhine Alpine Rhine Alter Rhein High Rhine Seerhein Rotach Schussen Seefelder Aach Stockacher Aach
Valleys	Marien Gorge Spetzgarter Gorge
Mountains	Allgäu Alps Pfänder Appenzell Alps Bregenz Forest Mountains Hegau Hohenkrähen Hohenstoffeln Hohentwiel Schiener Berg Seerücken
Landmarks	Obersee Bay of Bregenz Constance Hopper Überlinger See Rhine Delta Untersee Gnadensee Markelfinger Winkel Rheinsee Wollmatinger Ried Zeller See Buildings Alt Dettingen Castle Arbon Castle Arenenberg Castle Bernegg Castle Castell Castle Eugensberg Castle Freudenfels Castle Gottlieben Castle Heiligenberg Castle Hohenfels Castle Hohenklingen Castle Hohentwiel Castle Konstanz Minster Louisenberg Castle Mammern Castle Meersburg Castle New Castle (Meersburg) Petershausen Abbey Reichenau Abbey Seeburg Castle Wettingen-Mehrerau Abbey Touristic Bregenzer Festspiele Pile Dwellings Museum Sea Life (Konstanz) Zeppelin Museum
Transportation	Altenrhein Airport Friedrichshafen Airport Pfänderbahn Train Ferries Railway Bodensee–Toggenburg Railway Gürtelbahn International Rhine Regulation Railway Rheineck–Walzenhausen Mountain Railway Rorschach–Heiden Railway Seehas SWEG Thurbo Chur–Rorschach S2 S4 S5 S7 Friedrichshafen–Lindau RB 93 High Rhine Line S6 RE 2 Lake Line S1 S7 S14 S44 RE1 Radolfzell–Mengen RB 31 S 61 RE 3 Stahringen–Friedrichshafen RB 31 RE 3 St. Margrethen–Lauterach S3 S7 R5 Vorarlberg Line S1 S3 S7 S-Bahn Bodensee St. Gallen Vorarlberg Stations Allensbach Altnau Arbon Arbon Seemoosriet Berlingen Bermatingen-Ahausen Bottighofen Bregenz Bregenz Hafen Bregenz Riedenburg Egnach Enzisweiler Eriskirch Ermatingen Eschenz Friedrichshafen Stadt Friedrichshafen-Fischbach Friedrichshafen Hafen Friedrichshafen Kluftern Friedrichshafen Landratsamt Friedrichshafen-Manzell Friedrichshafen Ost Güttingen Hard-Fussach Hegne Heiden Horn Kesswil Kreuzlingen Kreuzlingen Hafen Konstanz Konstanz-Fürstenberg Konstanz-Petershausen Konstanz-Wollmatingen Kressbronn Kurzrickenbach Seepark Landschlacht Langenargen Lauterach Unterfeld Lindau-Aeschach Lindau-Insel Lindau-Reutin Lochau-Hörbranz Ludwigshafen (Bodensee) Lustenau Mammern Mannenbach-Salenstein Markdorf (Baden) Markelfingen Münsterlingen-Scherzingen Münsterlingen Spital Nonnenhorn Nussdorf Radolfzell Reichenau (Baden) Rheineck Rorschach Rorschach Hafen Romanshorn Ruderbach Salem (Baden) Sandbüchel Schwendi bei Heiden Seebleiche Sipplingen Staad Stahringen Steckborn Stein am Rhein Steinach St. Margrethen Tägerwilen-Gottlieben Triboltingen Überlingen Überlingen Therme Uhldingen-Mühlhofen Uttwil Walzenhausen Wartensee Wasserburg Wienacht-Tobel
Films	Jezioro Bodeńskie
People	Henry Dunant Ferdinand von Zeppelin

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• Districts of Baden-Württemberg
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