Lindau (district) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lindau
District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Adm. region	Swabia (Government Region)
Region	Allgäu
Capital	Lindau
Area
• Total	323 km2 (125 sq mi)
Population  (2000)
• Total	77,100
• Density	238.7/km2 (618.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	LI
Website	landkreis-lindau.de

Lindau (district) is a rural district in Swabia, a region in southwest Bavaria, Germany. Think of a district like a county or a local area that groups together several towns and villages.

This district is located in a beautiful part of Germany. It shares borders with other districts like Oberallgäu and, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, with Ravensburg (district) and the Bodensee (district). To the south, it borders the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and the famous Lake Constance. The city of Lindau is the main city and the capital of this district.

Towns and Communities in Lindau District

The Lindau district is made up of different towns and smaller communities, which are like villages or groups of villages. Each of these places has its own local government that helps manage things for the people living there.

Here are the main towns and communities you can find in the Lindau district:

Towns

• Lindau
• Lindenberg im Allgäu

Communities

• Bodolz
• Gestratz
• Grünenbach
• Heimenkirch
• Hergatz
• Hergensweiler
• Maierhöfen
• Nonnenhorn
• Oberreute
• Opfenbach
• Röthenbach
• Scheidegg
• Sigmarszell
• Stiefenhofen
• Wasserburg am Bodensee
• Weiler-Simmerberg
• Weißensberg

See also

Learn more about the Lindau district!

• In Spanish: Distrito de Lindau para niños