Wasserburg (Bodensee)

Wasserburg am Bodensee

View of the village

Coat of arms

Wasserburg am Bodensee

Location of Wasserburg am Bodensee within Lindau district

Coordinates: 47°34′01″N 9°37′34″E / 47.56694°N 9.62611°ECoordinates: 47°34′01″N 9°37′34″E / 47.56694°N 9.62611°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Thomas Eigstler (CSU)

Area

• Total

6.34 km² (2.45 sq mi)

Elevation

399-450 m (−1,077 ft)

Population (2015-12-31)

• Total

3,616

• Density

570/km² (1,500/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

88142

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Website

www.wasserburg-bodensee.de

Wasserburg am Bodensee is one of the three Bavarian municipalities on the shores of Lake Constance. It is a well known resort, sought out for the supposedly healthy nature of its atmosphere.

The community is made up of several distinct districts:

Wasserburg (literally: a castle in the water) was founded in 784, at which time it lay on an island. It was part of the lands of the monastery of St Gallen. In 1384 it came within the power of the Counts of Montfort, who sold it in 1592 to the Fuggers. In 1720 the island became a peninsula when it was linked to the mainland by a causeway, some of whose sandstone columns still remain.

In 1755, the Fuggers gave up sovereignty over Wasserburg to the Habsburgs in settlement of some debts, so the town then formed part of Austria, under the governance of Tettnang. In 1806 Napoleon Bonaparte transferred its sovereignty to the kingdom of Bavaria.

A steamship pier was built in 1872, the first railway station in 1899, and electric lighting was introduced in 1911/12.

Wasserburg is famous for its picturesque peninsula, on which stand the Church of St George (14th century), Wasserburg Castle, and the Malhaus (Law courts, now a museum). Also on the peninsula are the quay, from which passenger ferries leave for Lindau, Bregenz, Konstanz and Rorschach, the fishing harbour and the marina. From the castle there is an outstanding view towards the mountains of Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Austria

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