North of the river lies the larger part of the city with residential areas, industrial estates, and the University of Konstanz ; while south of the river is the old town which houses the administrative centre and shopping facilities in addition to the Hochschule or the University of Applied Sciences.

Trade thrived during the Middle Ages ; Konstanz owned the only bridge in the region which crossed the Rhine, making it a strategic location.

Konstanz then made an attempt to get admitted to the Swiss Confederacy, but the forest cantons voted against its entry, fearing over-bearing city states ; Konstanz then joined the Swabian League instead.

Bucer stood firm ; even after the city of Konstanz surrendered and accepted the Interim, he called for Strasbourg to reject it unconditionally.

His oldest son Hans Sauerbruch ( 1910 – 1996 ), became a painter ; he lived in Berlin, Rome and after the war in Konstanz am Bodensee.

Konstanz 1995 ( University of Konstanz ; reprinted by Verlag Beyerlein-Steinschulte ) ISBN 978-3-931095-67-3.

Berhold's second son, Conrad, awarded market rights to the city, making it the oldest Zähringerstadt in Switzerland and the oldest city in the Aargau ; in 1150 he also had the first bridge built across the Rhine, between Konstanz and Strasbourg.

The Press publishes several series in the humanities and social sciences, including Illuminations — Cultural Formations of the Americas ; Pitt Latin American Series ; Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies, Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literary, and Culture ; Pittsburgh / Konstanz Series in Philosophy and History of Science ; Culture, Politics, and the Built Environment ; and Central Eurasia in Context.

Heinz-Klaus Metzger ( Born February 6, 1932 in Konstanz ; died October 25, 2009 in Berlin ) was a German music critic and theorist.

* July 6 – Jan Hus is burned at the stake in Konstanz.

Konstanz is situated on Lake Constance ( the Bodensee in German ).

Konstanz is subdivided into 15 wards or districts ( Stadtteile ).

The Altstadt ( Old Town ), which is large considering the small size of modern Konstanz, has many old buildings and twisting alleys.

Konstanz is twinned with:

Konstanz station is served by the Upper Rhine Railway running west to Singen with connections to all parts of Germany, and the Etzwilen – Konstanz line running south into Switzerland, connecting to major routes at Weinfelden.

The nearest airport is at Friedrichshafen, which can be reached by a fast ferry service on the lake, which also connects Konstanz to other lakeside towns.

is: Konstanz

* Dettingen ( Konstanz ) is part of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg

is an island in Lake Constance ( on the south shore of the Überlinger See near the city of Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany ).

Mainau is still part of Litzelstetten, now one of 15 wards ( administrative subdivisions ) of Konstanz.

The river is marked by Rhine-kilometers 170 to 529 ( the scale beginning in Konstanz and ending in Rotterdam ).

Radolfzell am Bodensee is a town in Germany at the western end of Lake Constance approximately 18 km northwest of Konstanz.

It is the third largest town, after Constance and Singen, in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg.

In addition, Richmond is twinned with Fontainebleau, France and Konstanz, Germany.

Konstanz ( or Constance ) is a district ( Kreis ) in the south of Baden-Württemberg on the German-Swiss border, stiuated along the shores of Lake Constance.

The first legal proof of Lungern's existence is contained in a tax register for the diocese of the bishop of Konstanz in Germany dating from the year 1275.

Administratively, Büsingen is part of Germany, forming part of the district of Konstanz, in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, but economically, it forms part of the Swiss customs area, as does the independent principality of Liechtenstein.

Colwyn is twinned with Konstanz, Germany and Roissy-en-Brie, France.

Volker Strassen ( born April 29, 1936 ) is a German mathematician, a professor emeritus in the department of mathematics and statistics at the University of Konstanz.

* Kostnice is an alternate name for Konstanz, a university town in south-west Germany.

In 2003, a meta-analysis of the efficacy of hypnotherapy was published by two researchers from the university of Konstanz in Germany, Flammer and Bongartz.

After World War II, during which his family lived in Switzerland, von Puttkamer studied mechanical engineering at Konstanz and the Technische Hochschule ( RWTH Aachen ) in Aachen, graduating with a university degree.

The University of Konstanz () is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

This position makes Konstanz the best German university amongst those assessed, all of which are under 50 years old.

The regulated Rhine flows into the lake in the southeast, through the Obersee, the city of Konstanz and the Untersee and flows out near Stein am Rhein.

The city houses the University of Konstanz.

Thus Konstanz lost its status as an imperial city.

Bus services within the city are provided by Stadtwerke Konstanz GmbH.

In 1377 Appenzell was allowed to join the League with the support of the cities of Konstanz and St. Gallen ( the city of St. Gallen was often at odds with the neighboring Abbey of St. Gall ).

In 1377 Appenzell was allowed to join the League with the support of the cities of Konstanz and St. Gallen ( the city of St. Gallen was often at odds with the neighboring Abbey of St. Gall ).

In 1377 Appenzell was allowed to join the League with the support of the cities of Konstanz and St. Gallen ( the city of St. Gallen was often at odds with the neighboring Abbey of St. Gall ).

Emperor Sigismund ( 1368 – 1437 ) thanked the city of Konstanz in writing for providing some 1, 500 prostitutes for the Council of Constance which took place from 1414 to 1418.

In 1183 the city signed the Treaty of Konstanz, from which the city's consul, Rolando della Carità, received the imperial investiture.

Together with the adjoining city of Konstanz just across the border in Germany, Kreuzlingen is part of the largest metropolis on Lake Constance with a population of almost 120, 000.

The municipality is located in the Kreuzlingen district on the border with the German city of Konstanz.

* the former Imperial city of Konstanz

Both sides tried to strengthen their positions by concluding defensive alliances with third parties: the Protestant cantons formed a city alliance, including the Protestant cities of Konstanz and Strasbourg ( Christliches Burgrecht ); the Catholic ones entered a pact with Ferdinand of Austria.

The Konstanz Reformers were very idealistic, hoping to cleanse the city of all sin and evil.

Under the lead of Huldrych Zwingli, the Protestant canton and city of Zürich had concluded with other Protestant cantons a defence alliance, the Christliches Burgrecht, which also included the cities of Konstanz and Strasbourg.

In 1377 Appenzell was allowed to join the League with the support of the cities of Konstanz and St. Gallen ( the city of St. Gallen was often at odds with the neighboring Abbey of St. Gall ).

* Italian name for the German city of Konstanz