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Bodensee
District
Coat of arms of Bodensee
Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region Tübingen
Region Bodensee-Oberschwaben
Capital Friedrichshafen
Area
 • Total 664.64 km2 (256.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total 202,529
 • Density 304.7198/km2 (789.221/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration FN
Website http://www.bodenseekreis.de

Bodenseekreis ("Lake Constance district") is a rural district (Landkreis) in the southeast of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Konstanz, Sigmaringen and Ravensburg, and in Bavaria, Lindau district. To the south, on the opposite shores of Lake Constance (German: Bodensee), lies Switzerland. The capital is Friedrichshafen.

History

The district was created in 1973, when the previous district Tettnang was merged with most of the district Überlingen.

Towns and municipalities

Municipalities in FN
Towns and municipalities in Bodenseekreis
Towns Municipalities
  1. Friedrichshafen
  2. Markdorf
  3. Meersburg
  4. Tettnang
  5. Überlingen
  1. Bermatingen
  2. Daisendorf
  3. Deggenhausertal
  4. Eriskirch
  5. Frickingen
  6. Hagnau am Bodensee
  7. Heiligenberg
  8. Immenstaad am Bodensee
  9. Kressbronn am Bodensee
  10. Langenargen
  11. Meckenbeuren
  12. Neukirch
  13. Oberteuringen
  14. Owingen
  15. Salem
  16. Sipplingen
  17. Stetten
  18. Uhldingen-Mühlhofen
Administrative districts
  1. Eriskirch-Kressbronn-Langenargen
  2. Friedrichshafen
  3. Markdorf
  4. Meersburg
  5. Salem
  6. Tettnang
  7. Überlingen

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Distrito de Bodensee para niños

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