Bodenseekreis

Bodenseekreis ("Lake Constance district") is a rural district (Landkreis) in the southeast of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Konstanz, Sigmaringen and Ravensburg, and in Bavaria, Lindau district. To the south, on the opposite shores of Lake Constance (German: [Bodensee] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), lies Switzerland. The capital is Friedrichshafen.

District
Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Adm. region	Tübingen
Region	Bodensee-Oberschwaben
Capital	Friedrichshafen
Area
• Total	664.64 km2 (256.62 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	202,529
• Density	304.7198/km2 (789.221/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FN
Website	http://www.bodenseekreis.de

History

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

Towns and municipalities

Towns and municipalities in Bodenseekreis

Towns	Municipalities
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