Constance
Sign in to saveKonstanz ( , , , ), 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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Key facts
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- 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
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- Wappen Konstanz.svg
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- 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
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15 sectionsContents
- 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
- External links
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.
==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.