Constance

Also known as Konstanz

Konstanz ( , , , ), traditionally known as Constance in English, is a university city with approximately 83,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Upper Lake Constance in the Baden-Württemberg state of south Germany. The city houses the University of Konstanz and was the residence of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Konstanz for more than 1,200 years.

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Constance is a German university city of about 83,000 people located on Lake Constance in the Baden-Württemberg region of southern Germany. It is notable for being home to the University of Konstanz and for having served as the seat of a major Roman Catholic diocese for over 1,200 years.

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German place.image_caption: Clockwise from top: , a section of the former city wall of Konstanz at Lake Constance; Konstanz Minster; Schnetztor, a section of the former city wall; Old town street; Imperia statue at Lake Constance harbour, the city's landmark
German place.image_flag: Flag of Konstanz.svg
German place.image_coa: Wappen Konstanz.svg
German place.image_plan: Konstanz in KN.svg
German place.state: Baden-Württemberg
German place.region: Freiburg
German place.district: Konstanz
German place.elevation: 405
German place.area: 54.11
German place.postal_code: 78462–78467
German place.area_code: 07531, 07533
German place.licence: KN
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 08 3 35 043
German place.divisions: 15
German place.website: www.konstanz.de
German place.mayor: Ulrich Burchardt
German place.leader_term: 2020–28
German place.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister

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Konstanz

The historical entry for Konstanz, Konstanz, Baden, including parish and jurisdiction information, in the Meyers Gazetteer of the German Empire also known as Meyers Orts- und Verkehrs-Lexikon des Deutschen Reichs.

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Official name: Große Kreisstadt Konstanz
Population: 85770
Area: 54.11
Elevation: 402
Official website: www.konstanz.de
Image: Konstanz Blick vom Münsterturm.jpg
Dialing code: 7531
Licence plate code: KN

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P12749: April 29
Commons category: Konstanz
postal code: 78462–78467
Commons gallery: Konstanz
short name: Kon
P6482: Constance
native label: Große Kreisstadt Konstanz
P8168: Pogno
described at URL: www.leo-bw.de/web/guest/detail-gis/-/Detail/details/ORT/labw_ortslexikon/14442/Konstanz+-+Altgemeinde~Teilort
hashtag: Konstanz

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Location
Subdivisions
History
Main sights
World Heritage Site
Transport
Climate
Notable people
Public service and commerce
The arts
Twin towns – sister cities
Gallery
See also
References
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==Location== The city is located in the state of Baden-Württemberg and situated at the banks of Lake Constance (), on the Constance Hopper. The river Rhine, which rises in the Swiss Alps, passes through Upper Lake Constance () and leaves it, considerably larger, by flowing under the Old Rhine Bridge connecting the two parts of the city (this part of the river is also called the Seerhein). North of the river, on the Bodanrück peninsula, lies the larger part of the city with residential areas, industrial estates, and the University of Konstanz; while south of the river is the old town (, including the Dominicans Island), which houses the administrative centre and shopping facilities in addition to the Hochschule (University of Applied Sciences) as well as the port and main railway station.