Immenstaad am Bodensee

Immenstaad am Bodensee

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Immenstaad am Bodensee

Coordinates: 47°40′N 09°22′E / 47.667°N 9.367°E / 47.667; 9.367Coordinates: 47°40′N 09°22′E / 47.667°N 9.367°E / 47.667; 9.367
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Tübingen
District Bodenseekreis
Government
  Mayor Jürgen Beisswenger
Area
  Total 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 6,440
  Density 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 88090
Dialling codes 07545
Vehicle registration FN
Website immenstaad.de

Immenstaad am Bodensee is a municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the north shore of Lake Constance (called the Bodensee in German) near the Austrian and Swiss borders. It is not to be confused with the similarly named town of Immenstadt, approximately 85 km East in Bavaria.

History

Manor house Hersberg, Immenstaad am Bodensee
Shipping pier Immenstaad am Bodensee

The first documented reference to Immenstaad dates to the year 1094, when the Bavarian Duke Welf IV 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 Baden-Württemberg.

Immenstaad am Bodensee was the home of the former Dornier aerospace company, which now is part of the Airbus Group. It is more famous as a popular resort and well known for its wine and fruit farming activities.

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