Dominicans Island
| Native name: Dominikanerinsel | |
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Dominican Island on the left, with Steigenberger island hotel; the Old Rhine Bridge is visible in the centre of the image
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| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 47°39′51″N 9°10′42″E / 47.66417°N 9.17833°ECoordinates: 47°39′51″N 9°10′42″E / 47.66417°N 9.17833°E |
| Area | 0.018318 km2 (0.007073 sq mi) |
| Length | 0.246 km (0.1529 mi) |
| Width | 0.100 km (0.0621 mi) |
| Administration | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Landkreis | Konstanz |
| Große Kreisstadt | Constance |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 21 |
The Dominican Island or Constance Island (German: Dominikanerinsel or Konstanzer Insel) is an island in Lake Constance immediately east of the city of Constance. With an area of 1.8 hectares, it is one of the smaller islands in the lake. The island is separated from the city center by a six metre wide channel, and connected to it by a bridge. The island is dominated by the Steigenberger hotel, which is housed in the former Dominican convent.
The Dominican Island, 246 m long from north to south and up to 100 m wide.
The channel that separates the island from the mainland is 210 m long, but only 6 m wide. The channel is on the western side of the island; opposite the island is the Niederburg section of the old city center. The channel used to be much wider and was partially filled for the construction of the railway line. The island is barely recognizable as such because the narrow channel is visible only to pedestrians walking on the wharf along the old waterfront. The Constance railway station and the port are about 600 m south of the bridge. The road to the railway station leads past the city park.
In the south, the swan pond lies between the island and the city park. The city parks sits on a piece of the lake that was filled in in 1880. Even after this water was filled in, the Swan Pond is not completely surrounded by land. In the northwest, the pond abuts the city canal; is the southeast, the pond is separated from the open lake by a 15 m wide bottleneck. This compound falls dry at low tide. The Swan Pond is almost 90 m long and up to 30 m wide, it covers an area of about 1,800 square feet.
The northern tip of the island is located 30 m from the Old Rhine Bridge, at the point where the Seerhein flows out of the Upper Lake towards the Lower Lake. The chapter house is located to the north of the main building. The hotel car park separates the two buildings.
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