Bodensee (district)

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Bodensee
Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting the district of Bodensee
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Tübingen
Region	Bodensee-Oberschwaben
District seat	Friedrichshafen
Area	664.64 km²
Population	202,529 (2002)
Pop. density	305 /km²
Licence plate code	FN
Web page	http://www.bodenseekreis.de

Bodensee is a district (Kreis) in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west, clockwise) Constance, Sigmaringen, Ravensburg and Lindau. To the south, Lake Constance forms the boundary to Switzerland and Austria.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Partnerships
4 Coat of arms
5 Cities and towns
6 External links

History

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

Geography

The district is located at the northern shore of Lake Constance (German: Bodensee), which also gives the district its name. The landscape covered by the district is called Oberschwäbisches Hügelland and Westallgäuer Hügelland, and as the name suggests it is mostly hilly landscape.

Partnerships

The district has a partnership with the Muldentalkreis in Saxony, Germany, as well as with the Polish district Częstochowa.

Coat of arms

The blue colour as well as the three wavy lines at the bottom of the coat of arms represent the Lake Constance. The wheel derives from the coat of arms of the Lords of Markdorf and Raderach, but it also represents the industry in the district.

Cities and towns

Cities	Towns
Friedrichshafen Markdorf Meersburg Tettnang Überlingen	Bermatingen Daisendorf Deggenhausertal Eriskirch Frickingen Hagnau am Bodensee Heiligenberg Immenstaad am Bodensee Kressbronn am Bodensee Langenargen Meckenbeuren Neukirch Oberteuringen Owingen Salem Sipplingen Stetten Uhldingen-Mühlhofen
Administrative districts
Eriskirch-Kressbronn-Langenargen Friedrichshafen Markdorf Meersburg Salem Tettnang Überlingen

External links

Official website (German)

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