Bodenseekreis ("Lake Constance district") is a
''Landkreis'' (district) in the south-east of
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
,
Germany
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. Neighboring districts are (from west, clockwise)
Konstanz,
Sigmaringen
Sigmaringen ( Swabian: ''Semmerenga'') is a town in southern Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Situated on the upper Danube, it is the capital of the Sigmaringen district.
Sigmaringen is renowned for its castle, Schloss Sigmaring ...
and
Ravensburg, and in
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total l ...
,
Lindau district. To the south, on the opposite shores of
Lake Constance, lies
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
.
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
The Muldentalkreis is a former district in Saxony, Germany. It was bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts
Delitzsch, Torgau-Oschatz, Döbeln, Mittweida and Leipziger Land.
History
The roots of the district date back to the ' ...
in
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...
,
Germany
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, 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
References
External links
* (German)
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Tübingen (region)
Districts of Baden-Württemberg