Gaienhofen
Gaienhofen | |
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Gaienhofen seen from Switzerland | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Gaienhofen within Konstanz district | |
Gaienhofen Gaienhofen | |
| Coordinates: 47°40′59″N 8°58′56″E / 47.68306°N 8.98222°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Konstanz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–30) | Jürgen Maas[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,351 |
| • Density | 270/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78343 |
| Dialling codes | 07735 |
| Vehicle registration | KN |
| Website | www.gaienhofen.de |
Gaienhofen is a municipality in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located at the border with Switzerland.
Since 1974, Gaienhofen consists of four villages: Gaienhofen, Gundholzen, Hemmenhofen and Horn. Attractions, apart from the Lake of Constance, include the Hermann-Hesse-Höri-Museum and the Museum Haus Dix.
World heritage site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[3]
Twin towns
Gaienhofen is twinned with:
- Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, France
- Balatonföldvár, Hungary
Transport
There are two landing stages, Gaienhofen and Hemmenhofen. Between spring and autumn, the URh offers regular boat services on the High Rhine and Untersee between Schaffhausen and Kreuzlingen, via Konstanz.
Gallery
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Stone Age housings (reconstructed) in Unteruhldingen
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Chapel in Gaienhofen-Hemmenhofen
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First house of Hermann Hesse and his first wife Maria Bernoulli (Mia)
See also
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Gaienhofen 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2023 (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2022)" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2023 (updated based on the 2022 census)] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
- ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
External links
Media related to Gaienhofen at Wikimedia Commons