Meistershofen
District of Friedrichshafen
Baden-Württemberg - Germany

Bodenseekreis

Bodenseekreis ("Lake Constance district") is a district (Kreis) in the south-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west, clockwise) Konstanz, Sigmaringen, Ravensburg and Lindau. To the south, Lake Constance forms the boundary to Switzerland and Austria.

Located at 47.7333, 9.38333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Tübingen (region), Districts of Baden-Württemberg, Bodenseekreis

LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin

LZ 127 Graf Zeppelin was a German-built and -operated, passenger-carrying, hydrogen-filled, rigid airship which operated commercially from 1928 to 1937. It was named after the German pioneer of airships, Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who was a Graf or Count in the German nobility. During its operating life, the airship made 590 flights covering more than a million miles (1.6 million km). It was designed to be operated by a crew of 36 officers and men.

Located at 47.654, 9.479 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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German airliners 1920–1929, Airships of Germany, Hydrogen airships

Luftschiffbau Zeppelin

Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH is a German company which, during the early 20th century, was a leader in the design and manufacture of rigid airships, specifically of the Zeppelin type. The company was founded by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. 'Luftschiffbau' is a German word meaning building of airships.

Located at 47.6742, 9.50722 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Aircraft manufacturers of Germany, Companies based in Baden-Württemberg, Zeppelins

Battle of Möerskirch

The Battle of Möerskirch was fought on 5 or 15 May 1800, between France and Austria. The French were led by Jean Victor Marie Moreau, and they were victorious. Austrian forces were under General Kray.

Located at 47.6291, 9.53059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Battles involving France, Battles involving Austria, Battles of the French Revolutionary Wars, Conflicts in 1800, 1800 in Austria, 1800 in France

Ottmar Hörl

Ottmar Hörl (born 1950 in Nauheim, Germany) is a notable German artist, art professor and writer. From 1975 to 1978, he studied at the "Städelschule" in Frankfurt and from 1978 to 1981 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf. In 1985 he was co-founder of the group Formalhaut, with the architects Gabriela Seifert and Götz Stöckmann. 1992/ 1993 Ottmar Hörl was Visiting Professor at TU Graz, 1999 he became Professor of Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg, Germany.

Located at 47.7756, 9.56944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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1950 births, Living people, German artists, Modern artists, Städelschule alumni, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf alumni

Weissenau Abbey

Weissenau Abbey was an Imperial abbey (Reichsabtei) of the Holy Roman Empire located near Ravensburg in the Swabian Circle. The abbey, a Premonstratensian monastery, was an Imperial Estate and therefore its abbot had seat and voice in the Reichstag as a prelate of the Swabian Bench. The abbey existed from 1145 until the secularisation of 1802-1803.

Located at 47.7631, 9.59611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Premonstratensian monasteries in Germany, Monasteries in Baden-Württemberg, Hospitals in Germany, 1145 establishments, Religious organizations established in the 1140s, 1802 disestablishments, Hospitals with year of establishment missing, Christian monasteries established in the 12th century, States and territories established in the 13th century

Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen

The Zeppelin Museum in Friedrichshafen at Lake Constance (Bodensee) chronicles the history of the Zeppelin airships in the city where they were born. The museum, housed inside the former Hafenbahnhof (Harbor Train Station), opened in 1996. The centerpiece of the museum is a reconstruction of a 33-m section of the LZ 129 Hindenburg, created by Zeppelin GmbH. The lower level (B-Deck) of the reconstruction includes restrooms and the smoking parlor (not accessible by visitors).

Located at 47.6506, 9.48303 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Aerospace museums in Germany, Art museums and galleries in Germany, Zeppelins, Museums in Baden-Württemberg, Museums established in 1996, 1996 establishments in Germany

Ravensburg-Horgenzell transmitter

Ravensburg-Horgenzell transmitter is a mediumwave broadcasting facility of Deutsche Telekom used for transmitting the program of Deutschlandfunk on the area of community Horgenzell northwest of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg. It was inaugurated on August 23, 1951 and used until 1959 for transmitting the radio programme of SWF with a transmission power of 40 kW on 1538 kHz. As antenna, it used a 120 metre tall guyed ground-fed lattice steel mast radiator at 47°47'10" N and 9°31'16" E.

Located at 47.7855, 9.5191 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Towers in Germany, Radio masts

Gehrenberg Tower

Gehrenberg Tower is a 30 metres tall observation tower of lattice steel on Gehrenberg, a 754 m high mountain north of Markdorf, standing at an elevation of 704 m. Gehrenberg Tower has some similarities to Eiffel Tower as it also has a bow between its feet. From the observation deck of Gehrenberg Tower, one can see at clear weather the Alps and the Höchsten mountain. Gehrenberg Tower, which carries also antennas, belongs to the town of Markdorf, although it stands on the area of Deggenhausertal.

Located at 47.7361, 9.40389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Towers in Germany, 1903 establishments in Germany

Zeppelin University

Zeppelin University (ZU) is a privately funded research university in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The university was founded in 2003.

Located at 47.6586, 9.43389 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities and colleges in Germany, Educational institutions established in 2003

Tettnang Castle

Tettnang Castle - usually referred to as Tettnang New Castle (Neues Schloss) - is one of three castles in the German town of Tettnang. Originally a fort stood on the site of the New Castle. From 1260 under 1780 it was the residence of the Counts of Montfort. The old fort was destroyed in the Thirty Years War in 1633.

Located at 47.6708, 9.5875 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Castles in Baden-Württemberg, Museums in Baden-Württemberg, Historic house museums in Germany

Rammetshofen

Rammetshofen is a village located 1 mile south of Oberteuringen in the Bodenseekreis of the federal state of Baden Wuerttemberg in Germany. It lies approximately 7.5 kilometers north of the Bodensee.

Located at 47.7167, 9.46667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Villages in Baden-Württemberg, Tübingen (region), Bodenseekreis

Württembergischer Yacht Club

The Württembergischer Yacht-Club (WYC) is a yacht club in Friedrichshafen. It is located on the pleasant shores of Lake Constance, Germany. This club was established in January 1911 as the "Königlich Württembergischer Yacht-Club" (Royal Yacht Club of Württemberg).

Located at 47.6333, 9.36667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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1911 establishments in Germany, Organisations with royal patronage, Yacht clubs in Germany, Lake Constance

Untersiggingen

Untersiggingen is a small village in the municipality Deggenhausertal in Baden-Württemberg Germany. Deggenhausertal itself is a part of the district Bodenseekreis which is on the north shore of Lake Constanz.

Located at 47.7756, 9.37833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Bodenseekreis

Lai Lung

Lai Lung is a lake near Riom-Parsonz in the Grisons, Switzerland.

Located at 47.5953, 9.57028 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Lakes of Switzerland, Lakes of Graubünden

Eurobike

Eurobike is an international exhibition around the bicycle and is held annually since 1991 in the first week of September, on the grounds of Messe Friedrichshafen, one of the largest and most modern exhibition centres in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. The bike show is from Wednesday to Saturday for trade visitors. On Saturday its open to the public day – then the fair is also open for private visitors.

Located at 47.6775, 9.50611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Cycling in Germany, Trade fairs in Germany

Ailingen

Ailingen is the largest ortschaft (urban locality) of Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Located at 47.6889, 9.49583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Bodenseekreis

Battle of Lake Constance

The Battle of Lake Constance was a small naval battle between Roman forces and Celtic tribes in the spring of 15 BC. The battle occurred during the Roman campaigns under Augustus to conquer the northern Alps and regions south of the Danube river. During the last phase of the campaigns in the spring of 15 BC two Roman armies under Drusus and Tiberius set out to subdue Raetia. Drusus' army started from northern Italy crossing the Alps and moving towards the present-day city of Augsburg.

Located at 47.5937, 9.42491 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Naval battles involving the Roman Empire, 15 BC

Gehrenberg

Gehrenberg is a mountain of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Located at 47.7333, 9.41667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Mountains of Baden-Württemberg

Rotach

The Rotach is a 38 km long tributary of Lake Constance and the Rhine River in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. The river source is near the municipality of Wilhelmsdorf. It flows southward through Horgenzell and Oberteuringen before emptying into Lake Constance at the city of Friedrichshafen.

Located at 47.6497, 9.49528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Tributaries of Lake Constance

Obersee (Lake Constance)

The Obersee ("Upper Lake") the larger of the two parts of Lake Constance. It has an area of 473 km² in size and extends over 63 km between Bregenz and Bodman-Ludwigshafen. Its maximum width is 14 km. The Romans called it Lacus Venetus, Lacus Brigantinus and Lacus Constantinus. In the Middle Ages the dominant term was Lacus Bodamicus, or in German Bodensee. Gradually, this name began to include the Untersee (Lacus Acronius), so the term "Upper Lake" was introduced for the larger lake.

Located at 47.61, 9.44 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Lake Constance, Lakes of Baden-Württemberg

Brunnisach

The Brunnisach is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Located at 47.6667, 9.41667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Rivers of Baden-Württemberg

Schwarzach (Schussen)

Schwarzach (Schussen) is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Located at 47.7378, 9.56167 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Rivers of Baden-Württemberg

Romanshorn railway station

Romanshorn railway station is a railway station that serves the municipality of Romanshorn, in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. Opened in 1855, the station is owned and operated by SBB-CFF-FFS. It forms the junction between the Winterthur–Romanshorn railway, the Schaffhausen–Rorschach railway and the Romanshorn–Nesslau Neu St. Johann railway. The SBB-CFF-FFS, THURBO and the Südostbahn operate both long-distance and regional traffic to and from the station. This traffic includes three St.

Located at 47.5656, 9.37944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Railway stations in the canton of Thurgau, Railway stations opened in 1855, Swiss Federal Railways stations, Romanshorn

Friedrichshafen Stadt station

Friedrichshafen Stadt (city) station is the largest railway station of the city of Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance and a railway junction in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It has five tracks and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a category 3 station. Each day it is used by about 160 trains operated by Deutsche Bahn and the Bodensee-Oberschwaben-Bahn (BOB). Württemberg Southern Railway from Ulm ends at the station, where it meets the Lake Constance Belt Railway.

Located at 47.6533, 9.47334 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Railway stations in Baden-Württemberg