Immenstaad am Bodensee is a municipality in

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, on the north shore of Lake Constance (called the ''Bodensee'' in German) near the

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n and Swiss borders. It is not to be confused with the similarly named town of

Immenstadt Immenstadt im Allgäu () is a town in Oberallgäu, the southernmost district of Bavaria, Germany, in the German Alps. First mentioned in a 1275 administrative tract, it was granted town privileges in 1360, which makes it one of the oldest towns in ...

, approximately 85 km East in

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History

The first documented reference to Immenstaad dates to the year 1094, when the

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acquired the possessions of Weingarten Abbey. The controlling authorities were strongly factionalized until the Fürstenberg family bought the entire town in the late 18th century. In 1806 the town became a border town in the state of

. Immenstaad am Bodensee was the home of the former Dornier aerospace company, which now is part of the

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. It is more famous as a popular resort and well known for its wine and fruit farming activities.

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