Constança

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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Constança (em alemão: Konstanz) é uma cidade universitária no sul da Alemanha e a maior cidade nos arredores do lago de Constança (em alemão: Bodensee), no distrito homónimo, na região administrativa de Friburgo, estado de Baden-Württemberg. Nela encontram-se duas universidades, a Universidade de Constança (alemão: Universität Konstanz) e a Universidade de Ciências Aplicadas (alemão: Hochschule Konstanz Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung). Nesta cidade realizou-se, de 1414 a 1418, o Concílio de Constança, que resultou no fim do cisma papal. Constança tem 81 919 habitantes e uma área urbana de 54,11 km². A cidade fica no lago de Constança, que é o maior lago da Alemanha. Constança é uma das mais ricas cidades da Alemanha e tem várias atrações turísticas e culturais. Tem também muitas empresas de informática e de alta tecnologia.

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