Konstanz

Konstanz
Rheintorturm, a section of the former city wall of Konstanz at Lake Constance
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Konstanz
Town subdivisions	15
Lord Mayor	Ulrich Burchardt (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	55.65 km2 (21.49 sq mi)
Elevation	405 m  (1329 ft)
Population	81,692  (31 December 2014)
- Density	1,468 /km2 (3,802 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KN
Postal codes	78462–78467
Area codes	07531, 07533
Website	www.konstanz.de
Location of the town of Konstanz within Konstanz district

Konstanz (English often Constance) is a university town with a population of around 80,000, on the shore of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. The history of the city goes back to Ancient Rome. In the 15th century, the Council of Constance was held there. This ended the Western Schism. Jan Hus was burned as a heretic at the council.

Other websites

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