Konstanz Germany

Konstanz city, Baden-Württemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany. It is situated where the Rhine River flows out of Lake Constance (Bodensee), adjacentto Kreuzlingen, Switzerland, and within a small enclave of German territory on the south side of the lake. The site of a Roman fort, it was captured in the 3rd century by the Alemanni, who established a bishopric there in the 6th century. In 1183 Emperor Frederick IBarbarossa made peace with the Lombard states at Konstanz, which became a free imperial city in 1192. It prospered with the linen trade in the 13th century, freed itself from episcopal rule in the 14th, and became the head of a powerful confederacy of towns. During the Council of Constance, Jan Hus, the Bohemian religious Reformer, was tried and burned there (1415). The bishop transferred his see to Meersburg on the lake’s north shore after Konstanz accepted the Reformation and joined the Protestant Schmalkaldic League (1531). With the defeat of the Protestants (1547), the city lost its free imperial status, became Roman Catholic again, and fell under Austrian rule until it was assigned to the duchy of Baden in 1805. Although many treasures and archives were removed, many churches and monasteries suppressed, and most fortifications pulled down in the 19th century, the city remained the cultural and economic centre of the district.

The city’s economy is centred on chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, communication, information technology, machinery production, publishing, and retailing. Konstanz, which lies at the southern end of the Black Forest and Upper Rhine railways, is connected to the Swiss railway network. It is the most popular tourist resort on the lake and is also a convention centre. The residential and industrial areas are mostly situated north of the Rhine (there bridged) in the district of Petershausen and adjacent suburbs.

Notable buildings include the Konzilium, or Kaufhaus (1388; originally a merchants’ hall), the Renaissance Town Hall, and the Gothic Rosgarten Museum (once the butchers’ guild house). The 11th-century Romanesque-Gothic Münster was the cathedral until the bishopric was suppressed in 1821. The Insel Hotel, a former medievalDominican monastery, was the birthplace (1838) of Ferdinand, graf von Zeppelin, the builder of dirigibles.

Road transport

Germany: There are no road charges in Germany. Speed limits: in towns 50 km/h (30 mph), main roads 100 km/h (60 mph). Motorways recommended speed 130 km/h (80 mph), no general limit. Blood alcohol limit: 0.5. There is no daytime running lights requirement.

Austria:

In Austria tolls apply on motorways and highways. The tax disc (“Pickerl”) is required in Vorarlberg on the Rheintal motorway (A14) and the Arlberg highway (S16). Holidaymakers can purchase a ten-day disc (€ 8.90), a two-month disc (€ 25.90) and an annual disc € 86.40. Anyone travelling without the tax disc will be required to pay a fine of € 120. Speed limits: in towns 50 km/h (30 mph), main roads 100 km/h (60 mph), motorways 130 km/h (80 mph). Blood alcohol limit: 0.5. The daytime running lights requirements was lifted in Austria in 2008.

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Switzerland: Motorways in Switzerland are subject to a toll. The tax disc is valid for one year (CHF 40). The motorway tax discs can be purchased at the borders, at petrol stations or from automobile associations. Anyone who intends to drive very little in Switzerland can use the network of main roads. Speed limits: in towns 50 km/h (30 mph), main roads 80 km/h (50 mph), motorways 120 km/h (75 mph). Blood alcohol limit: 0.5 Daytime running lights are required in Switzerland which means that lights must be switched on both at night and during the day.

Liechtenstein: There are no road charges in Liechtenstein. Speed limits: in towns 50 km/h, main roads 80 km/h, motorways 100 km/h. Blood alcohol limit: 0.5. Daytime running lights are required in Liechtenstein.

Car ferries

The Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe operates betweenFriedrichshafen and Romanshorn. The ferry takes 45 minutes to cover the 8 mile journey (hourly service all year round, no night service). The Konstanz-Meersburg ferry line is operated by the Konstanzer Stadtwerken: The 2.8-mile journey takes quarter of an hour. Up to six ferries travel back and forth. Non-stop at peak times, hourly service through the night.

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To operate a craft with a machine drive with an output in excess of 4.4 kW and for a sailing vessel with a sail area in excess of 12m², a sailing licence is required. A normal 6 HP motor boat does not require a licence and can be hired in numerous locations. It is also possible to acquire a so-called holiday licence which is valid for up to one month (in one single stretch). Language

The offical language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein is German. Dialects nevertheless vary considerably from one region to another. For example, Swiss German is spoken in Switzerland which is derived from Alemannic, although the written language is High German.

Prices & currency

Prices vary considerably throughout the Lake Constance area. A coffee by the lake is more expensive than in the surrounding area. The same applies to accommodation. Prices in Switzerland and Liechtenstein are somewhat higher. Unlike in the Euro states of Germany and Austria, the currency in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein is the Swiss franc (CHF). In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, euros are accepted in most places.

I love to go shopping in Konstanz there are lot of shopping malls and shops, also lot of choices of Restaurants, or take a ferry to the nearby Friedrichshafen 🛳

Greetings from Konstanz Germany 🇩🇪 Juves