Markdorf

Markdorf () is a town in the Bodenseekreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. It is situated near Lake Constance, 10 km northwest of Friedrichshafen. Georg Riedmann has been the mayor of Markdorf since 2013.

Key facts

German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_coa: DEU Markdorf COA.svg
German location.image_photo: Markdorf, FN - Obertorstr v O, Kirche St Nikolaus 02.jpg
German location.image_plan: Markdorf in FN.svg
German location.state: Baden-Württemberg
German location.region: Tübingen
German location.district: Bodenseekreis
German location.elevation: 453
German location.area: 40.91
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 08435034
German location.postal_code: 88677
German location.area_code: 07544

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Markdorf was first mentioned in AD 817 and it was given city rights in 1250. It was host to the Church Council prior to that body being moved to Konstanz.