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Konstanz is a small university town on Lake Constance in southern Germany, right on the border with Switzerland. About 78,000 population.

Konstanz was the place were the Council of Constance (1414-1418) took place, and where Jan Hus was burned at the stake (1415). It was also the birthplace of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, constructor of the famous Zeppelin airships.

External Links

http://www.konstanz.de/
Konstanz University (http://www.uni-konstanz.de/)
University of Applied Sciences (http://www.fh-konstanz.de/)

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