Lindau on Lake Constance
Friday, 26 February 2021 - 11:00 am (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union Category/Kategorie: General
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The famous harbour entrance © Julian Herzog/cc-by-4.0
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Lindau is a major
town and
island on the eastern side of
Lake Constance (
Bodensee in German) in
Swabia ,
Bavaria ,
Germany . It is the capital of the county (
Landkreis ) of
Lindau , Bavaria and is near the borders of the
Austrian state of
Vorarlberg and the
Swiss cantons of
St. Gallen and
Thurgau . The coat of arms of Lindau town is a
linden tree , referring to the supposed origin of the town’s name (
Linde means linden tree in German). The historic town of Lindau is located on the 0.68-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) island of the same name which is connected with the mainland by a road bridge and a railway dam leading to
Lindau station .
Lindau is located near the meeting point of the Austrian, German and Swiss borders and is nestled on the lake in front of Austria’s Pfänder mountain. Lindau is popular with sightseers and holidaymakers for its medieval town centre and picturesque location on Lake Constance. The Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau began in 1951 and bring many Nobel Prize laureates to Lindau each year.
The famous harbour entrance © Julian Herzog/cc-by-4.0
Lindau is a popular tourist attraction in the South of Germany. The gardens of Lindau are best in spring or summer blossom and summer is the peak tourist period. Lindau is famous for its architecture and outdoor attractions such as cycling, sailing, hiking, swimming and camping are also popular.
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