Konstanz Lake

Roman emperors medieval traders and the bishops of the 15th century council of constance have all left their mark on this alley woven town mercifully spared from the wwii.

Konstanz lake. The lake night festival in konstanz has long earned its cult status. Konstanz is the largest city on lake constance and the only german municipality on the southern shore of the lake the well maintained historical centre borders switzerland lake constance and lake rhine which escapes the obersee as a broad stretch of water flowing north west on clear days the view from constance harbour stretches over the bobbing sailing vessels. All reviews lake constance boat ride day trip souvenir shops swiss alps nice walk rented bicycles old town austria olinda towns konstanz bodensee shore countries ferries germans statue salem harbour. Iconic beauty of constance.

Every summer up to 50 000 visitors make the pilgrimage to konstanz to experience the mediterranean atmosphere of the seenachtfest to party eat and enjoy. Lying on picturesque lake constance or bodensee in german konstanz has been a city since the first century ad later gaining prominence as a religious center and then as the site of the only bridge crossing the rhine river. For more than 65 years one of the largest open air festivals around lake constance has been held here in august. Welcome to konstanz sidling up to the swiss border bisected by the rhine and outlined by the alps konstanz sits prettily on the northwestern shore of lake constance.

Freshwater lake constance is made up of four parts with the deepest area being the obersee that stretches from konstanz to bregenz bay with a periphery of attractive old lakeside villages. Pforzheim germany 4 contributions. The obersee or upper lake constance the untersee or lower lake constance and a connecting stretch of the rhine called the seerhein these waterbodies lie within the lake constance basin bodenseebecken which is part of the alpine foreland and through which the rhine flows.