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Constance (district)
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| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Adm. Region: | Freiburg |
| Region: | Hochrhein-Bodensee |
| Capital: | Constance (Konstanz) |
| Area: | 817.95 km² |
| Inhabitants: | 269,660 (2002) |
| pop. density: | 330 inh./km² |
| Car identification: | KN and BÜS |
| Homepage: | http://www.landkreis-konstanz.de | Map |
Constance (german Konstanz) is a district (Kreis) in the south of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Schwarzwald-Baar, Tuttlingen, Sigmaringen and the Bodenseekreis. To the south it borders the Swiss canton Thurgau[?] and Schaffhausen[?]. The municipality Büsingen is an exclave located inside the Kanton Schaffhausen.
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History The district dates back to the Bezirksamt Konstanz, which was created in 1806 when the area became part of Württemberg (since 1810 Baden). After some changes in its outline it was changed into the district in 1936, including part of the dissolved Bezirksamt Engen. 1939 the city Constanze became district-free, but was reintegrated into the district in 1953. 1973 it was merged with the neighboring district Stockach and some municipalities from the districts Sigmaringen and Donaueschingen.
Geography The district is located at the north-western shore of the Lake Constance, in a landscape called Hegau. The world heritage island Reichenau with its old monasteries as well as the flower island Mainau are part of the district.
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- Official website (http://www.landkreis-konstanz.de) (German)
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