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92-456: The prehistoric shore village on Werd Island and in the Seeäckern area (northeast of Eschenz) are rich archeological sites that have contributed substantially to our understanding of the history of settlements in the narrow area around Lake Constance . The two sites remained settled throughout the prehistoric epoch and into the early historical era. In 1858, the settlement site was discovered on

184-531: A Fachhochschule ). As of 2007 , 1.65% of the population attend kindergarten or another pre-school, 5.66% attend a primary school , 3.08% attend a lower level secondary school, and 2.13% attend a higher level secondary school. As of 2000 , 25.1% of the population belonged to the Roman Catholic Church and 50.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . The historical population is given in

276-507: A foothold and was then exported into other languages such as Hebrew: ימת קונסטנץ yamat Konstanz and Swahili: Ziwa la Konstanz . In many languages both forms exist in parallel e.g. Romansh : Lai da Constanza and Lai Bodan , Esperanto: Konstanca Lago and Bodenlago . The poetic name, " Swabian Sea", was adopted by authors of the early modern era and the Enlightenment from ancient authors, possibly Tacitus . However, this assumption

368-421: A household made up of relatives, 19 who lived in a household made up of unrelated persons, and 24 who are either institutionalized or live in another type of collective housing. The vacancy rate for the municipality, in 2008, was 2.78%. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 5.6 new units per 1000 residents. In 2000 there were 673 apartments in the municipality. The most common apartment size

460-773: A large peninsula, separates the Upper and Lower Lake. While in English and in the Romance languages , the lake is named after the city of Constance , the German name derives from the village of Bodman (municipality of Bodman-Ludwigshafen ), in the northwesternmost corner of the lake. Lake Constance is located along the Rhine between the Alpine Rhine , its main tributary , and the High Rhine , its outflow. It

552-568: A population (as of 31 December 2020) of 3,561. In 2008 a total of 20.6% of the population were foreign nationals. Of the foreign population, (as of 2008 ), 38.6% are from Germany , 6.9% are from Italy , 3.2% are from Croatia , 12.8% are from Serbia , 10.8% are from North-Macedonia , 1.8% are from Turkey , and 25.8% are from other countries. Most of the population (as of 2000 ) speaks German (89.2%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common (2.5%) and Albanian being third (1.4%). As of 2008 children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 19.2% of

644-442: A population (as of December 2020) of 1,868 As of 2008, 14.3% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.9%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (93.7%), with Albanian being second most common ( 2.3%) and Serbo-Croatian being third ( 1.3%). As of 2008, the gender distribution of the population was 49.4% male and 50.6% female. The population

736-546: A three-room apartment was about 893.39 CHF (US$ 710, £400, €570) and a six or more room apartment cost an average of 1607.88 CHF (US$ 1290, £720, €1030). The average apartment price in Eschenz was 93.8% of the national average of 1116 CHF. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 41.34% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (19.33%),

828-465: A total of 375 inhabited buildings. There were 41 two family buildings (10.9%), 12 three family buildings (3.2%) and 13 multi-family buildings (or 3.5%). There were 318 (or 21.0%) persons who were part of a couple without children, and 874 (or 57.8%) who were part of a couple with children. There were 79 (or 5.2%) people who lived in single parent home, while there are 18 persons who were adult children living with one or both parents, 6 persons who lived in

920-724: A treaty was drawn up between the Hohenstaufen emperor and the Lombard League . Lake Constance also played an important role as a trading post for goods being traded between German and Italian states. During the Thirty Years' War , there were various conflicts over the control of the region during the Lake War (1632–1648). After the War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802), which also affected

1012-412: Is 191 people or 11.5% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 118 people or 7.1% are between 70 and 79, there are 58 people or 3.5% who are between 80 and 89, and there are 5 people or 0.3% who are 90 and older. As of 2000, there were 592 private households in the municipality, and an average of 2.5 persons per household. In 2000 there were 309 single family homes (or 82.4% of the total) out of

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1104-658: Is 251.14 metres (824.0 ft) deep. The three small bays on the Vorarlberg shore have their own names: the Bay of Bregenz, off Hard and Fußach is the Bay of Fussach and, west of that is the Wetterwinkel. Farther west, now in Switzerland, is the Bay of Rorschach. To the north, on the Bavarian side, is the Bay of Reutin. The railway embankment from the mainland to the island of Lindau and

1196-430: Is a reference to the monastery of St. George in the town. The coat of arms bears similarity to Coat of arms of Moscow . Stein am Rhein has an area, as of 2018 , of 6.05 km (2.34 sq mi). Of this area, 29.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while 42.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 22% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (5.7%) is non-productive (rivers or lakes). Stein am Rhein has

1288-613: Is also known for its intensive cultivation of fruit and vegetables . The island of Lindau is located in the east of the Obersee, and is the second largest island. On it is the old town and main railway station of Lindau. The third largest island is Mainau in the southeast of Lake Überlingen. The owners, the family of Bernadotte , have set up the island as a tourist attraction and created botanical gardens and wildlife enclosures. Relatively large, but uninhabited and inaccessible because of their status as nature reserves, are two islands off

1380-515: Is around 11,500 km (4,400 sq mi), and reaching as far south as Lago di Lei in Italy. The area of the Obersee , or Upper Lake, is 473 km (183 sq mi). It extends from Bregenz to Bodman-Ludwigshafen for over 63.3 kilometres (39.3 mi) and is 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) wide between Friedrichshafen and Romanshorn . At its deepest point between Fischbach and Uttwil , it

1472-545: Is associated with the Celtic Brigantii who lived here, although it is not clear whether the place was named after the tribe or the inhabitants of the region were named after their main settlement. Ammianus Marcellinus later used the form Lacus Brigantiae . The current German name of Bodensee derives from the place name Bodman , which probably originally derived from the Old High German bodamon which meant "on

1564-533: Is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites . As of  2007, Eschenz had an unemployment rate of 1.73%. As of 2005, there were 95 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 35 businesses involved in this sector. 159 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 21 businesses in this sector. 230 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 46 businesses in this sector. In 2000 there were 1,048 workers who lived in

1656-553: Is served by the St. Gallen S-Bahn at Eschenz railway station . From the 2000 census, 557 or 36.8% were Roman Catholic , while 663 or 43.8% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church . Of the rest of the population, there are 23 individuals (or about 1.52% of the population) who belong to the Orthodox Church, and there are 26 individuals (or about 1.72% of the population) who belong to another Christian church. There were 92 (or about 6.08% of

1748-452: Is settled (buildings or roads) and 0.1 km (25 acres) or 0.8% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 5.0% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 0.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 0.4%. while parks, green belts and sports fields made up 3.7%. Out of the forested land, 34.1% of the total land area is heavily forested and 2.4% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of

1840-750: Is the Seerhein (lit.: "Rhine of the Lake(s)"). Geographically, usually it is not considered to be part of the lake, but a very short river. The Lower Lake Constance is loosely divided into three sections around the Island of Reichenau . The two German parts, the Gnadensee (lit.: "Lake Mercy") north of the island and north of the peninsula of Mettnau (the Markelfinger Winkel ), and the Zeller See , south of Radolfzell and to

1932-488: Is the third largest freshwater lake by surface area in Central and Western Europe (and the second largest in volume), after Lake Geneva and (in surface area) Lake Balaton . It is 63 km (39 mi) long, and, nearly 14 km (8.7 mi) at its widest point. It covers about 536 km (207 sq mi), and is 395 m (1,296 ft) above sea level . Its greatest depth is 252 metres (827 ft), exactly in

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2024-705: Is the Swiss peak Piz Russein of the Tödi massif of the Glarus Alps at 3,613 metres (11,854 ft) above sea level. It starts with the creek Aua da Russein (lit.: "Water of the Russein"). Lake Constance was formed by the Rhine Glacier during the Quaternary glaciation ice age and is a Zungenbecken or Tongue lake. After the end of the last glacial period , about 10,000 years ago,

2116-646: Is the Zeller See (or Zellersee in Swiss Standard German), or Lake Zell . North of the peninsula and swamp land Mettnau lies the lake part Markelfinger Winkel. The drumlins of the southern Bodanrück continue along the bed of these northern parts of the lake. South of the Reichenau, from Gottlieben to Eschenz , stretches the Rheinsee (lit.: "Rhine Lake") with strong Rhine currents in places. Previously this lake part

2208-870: The Bodemensee or Bodemsee which has finally evolved into the present German name, Bodensee . The name may be linked to that of the Bodanrück , the hill range between Lake Überlingen and the Lower Lake, and the history of the House of Bodman . The German name of the lake, Bodensee , has been adopted by many other languages, for example: Dutch: Bodenmeer , Danish: Bodensøen , Norwegian: Bodensjøen , Swedish: Bodensjön , Finnish: Bodenjärvi , Russian: Боденское озеро , Polish: Jezioro Bodeńskie , Czech: Bodamské jezero , Slovak: Bodamské jazero , Hungarian: Bodeni-tó , Serbo-Croatian: Bodensko jezero , Albanian: Liqeni i Bodenit . After

2300-624: The CVP (17.56%) and the Green Party (8.33%). In the federal election, a total of 571 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 50.1%. The historical population is given in the following table: Werd Island (a prehistoric lake shore settlement as well as the site of a Roman Vicus and bridge), Freudenfels Castle and the pilgrimage chapel of St. Otmar on Werd Island are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . The Eschenzer Becken (The Eschenz basin which includes Eschenz and Mammern )

2392-578: The Council of Constance in the 15th century, the alternative name Lacus Constantinus was used in the (Roman Catholic) Romance language area. This name, which had been attested as early as 1187 in the form Lacus Constantiensis , came from the town of Konstanz at the outflow of the Rhine from the Obersee, whose original name, Constantia, was in turn derived from the Roman emperor, Constantius Chlorus (around 300 AD). Hence

2484-571: The Hallstatt period is attested by grave mounds , which today are usually found in forests where they have been protected from the destruction by agriculture. Since the late Hallstatt period, the peoples living on Lake Constance are referred to as the Celts . During the La Tène period from 450 BC, the population density decreases, as can be deduced partly due from the fact that no more grave mounds were built. For

2576-614: The Mesolithic period (Middle Stone Age, 8,000–5,500 BC) frequented the area without settling, however. Only hunting camps have been confirmed. The earliest Neolithic farmers, who belonged to the Linear Pottery culture , also left no traces behind, because the Alpine foreland lay away from the routes along which they had spread during the 6th millennium BC. This changed only in the middle and late Neolithic when shore settlements were established,

2668-735: The Radolfzeller Aach . The source of the Radolfzeller Aach is the Aachtopf , a karst spring whose waters mostly derive from the Danube Sinkhole . Therefore, the Danube is indirectly also a tributary of the Rhine. Because the Alpine Rhine brings with it drift from the mountains and deposits this material as sediment , the Bay of Bregenz will silt up in a few centuries time. The silting up of

2760-407: The Rhine to the historic centre of the town, a walk of some 500 m (1,600 ft). It is served by services to Schaffhausen , St. Gallen , and Winterthur , which run every 30 minutes. There are also busses to Singen , Frauenfeld and Radolfzell . Stein am Rhein received the first Wakker Prize for the preservation of its architectural heritage in 1972. The award noted that Stein am Rhein

2852-710: The Rohrspitz in the Austrian section of the lake, the Langenargen and Marienschlucht . Stein am Rhein Stein am Rhein (abbreviated as Stein a. R. ) is a historic town and a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland . The town's medieval centre retains the ancient street plan. The site of the city wall , and the city gates are preserved, though the former city wall now consists of houses. The medieval part of

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2944-580: The Wollmatinger Ried : the Triboldingerbohl which has an area of 13 ha (32 acres) and Mittler or Langbohl which is just three hectares (7.4 acres) in area. Smaller islands in the Obersee are: In the Untersee are: In Lake Constance there are several peninsulas which vary greatly in size: The shores of Lake Constance consist mainly of gravel. In some places there are also sandy beaches, such as

3036-419: The kindergarten , and the average class size is 15.5 kindergartners. Of the children in kindergarten, 14 or 45.2% are female, 2 or 6.5% are not Swiss citizens and 3 or 9.7% do not speak German natively. The lower and upper primary levels begin at about age 5-6 and lasts for 6 years. There are 48 children in who are at the lower primary level and 47 children in the upper primary level. The average class size in

3128-645: The 2nd and 3rd Centuries, had its nucleus in Untereschenz. The settlement grew into the Kastell auf Burg in Stein am Rhein , which, together with fortifications in Pfyn and Arbon provided the Roman border defenses around Lake Constance. The modern village of Eschenz is first mentioned in 799 as castrum Exsientiae . In 875/76 it was mentioned as Aschinza . In 958 Eschenz came to the monastery of Einsiedeln . From 1623 until 1798

3220-582: The Austrian state of Vorarlberg . The actual locations of the country borders within the lake are disputed. The Alpine Rhine forms, in its original course ( Alter Rhein ), the Austro-Swiss border and flows into the lake from the south. The High Rhine flows westbound out of the lake and forms (with the exception of the Canton of Schaffhausen , Rafzerfeld and Basel-Stadt ) the German-Swiss border as far as to

3312-501: The Castle Church ( Kirche auf Burg ). Burg Hohenklingen above the town, an older late- Roman castle and the city walls are also included on the list. In the old city there are six houses or municipal building that are on the inventory. The former Inn Rother Ochsen at Rathausplatz 9, Haus Neubu at Bärengass 7, Haus zum Lindwurm at Understadt 18, Haus zum Weissen Adler at Oberstadt 1, Haus zur Vorderen Krone at Rathausplatz 7 and

3404-627: The French: Lac de Constance , Italian: Lago di Costanza , Portuguese: Lago de Constança , Spanish: Lago de Constanza , Romanian: Lacul Constanța , Greek: Λίμνη της Κωνσταντίας – Limni tis Konstantias . The Arabic, بحيرة كونستانس buħaira Konstans and the Turkish, Konstanz gölü , probably go back to the French form of the name. Even in Romance-influenced English the name "Lake Constance" gained

3496-707: The Obersee and Untersee still formed a single lake. The downward erosion of the High Rhine caused the lake level to gradually sink and a sill, the Konstanzer Schwelle , to emerge. The Rhine, the Bregenzer Ach , and the Dornbirner Ach carry sediments from the Alps to the lake, thus gradually decreasing the depth and reducing the extension of the lake in the southeast. In antiquity, the two lakes had different names; later, for reasons which are unknown, they came to have

3588-496: The Obersee are (counterclockwise) the Dornbirner Ach , Bregenzer Ach , Leiblach , Argen , Schussen , Rotach , Brunnisach , Seefelder Aach , Stockacher Aach , Salmsacher Aach , the Aach near Arbon , Steinach , Goldach and the Old Rhine . The outflow of the Obersee is the Seerhein , which in turn is the main tributary of the Untersee. The most important tributary of the Untersee is

3680-594: The Rhine boundary in the 3rd century BC, the Alemanni gradually settled on the north shore of Lake Constance and, later, on the south bank as well. After the introduction of Christianity , the cultural significance of the region grew as a result of the founding of Reichenau Abbey and the Bishopric of Constance . Under the rule of the Hohenstaufens , Imperial Diets ( Reichstage ) were held by Lake Constance. In Constance, too,

3772-422: The Upper Lake Constance hardly targeting the Überlinger See , into the Seerhein in the town of Konstanz , then through the Rheinsee virtually without feeding both German parts of the Lower Lake, and finally feeds the start of the High Rhine in Swiss town Stein am Rhein . The lake itself is an important source of drinking water for southwestern Germany. The culminating point of the lake's drainage basin

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3864-421: The Upper Lake runs approximately along the line between the southeast tip of Bodanrück (the Hörnle , which belongs to the town of Konstanz) and Meersburg. The Constance Hopper lies between the German and Swiss shores east of Konstanz . The Obersee and Untersee are connected by the Seerhein . The Untersee , or Lower Lake, which is separated from the Obersee and from its north-west arm, the Überlinger See, by

3956-418: The abbots extensive rights over Stein and its trade so that they could develop it commercially. In this they were very successful, and Stein am Rhein rapidly became a prosperous town which in the 15th century was briefly granted reichsfrei status. The Imperial abbey also prospered and in the 15th century completely rebuilt its premises, which remain as a significant example of late Gothic architecture in

4048-446: The agricultural land, 49.4% is used for growing crops, while 3.1% is used for orchards or vine crops. The municipality is located in Frauenfeld District, near the outflow of the Untersee portion of Lake Constance into the Rhine river. Today it has grown toward Stein am Rhein 's village section of Burg . It consists of the village of Eschenz and includes Freudenfels Castle (since 1812) and Insel Werd (Werd Island). Eschenz has

4140-412: The amount of trade and traffic over Lake Constance, this led to serious confusion. Public clocks in harbors used three different clock faces, depending on the destinations offered by the boat companies. In 1892, all German territories used CET , the Austrian railways had already introduced CET the previous year and Switzerland followed in 1894. Because traffic timetables had not been yet updated, CET became

4232-413: The city of Basel . The Leiblach forms the Austria–Germany border east of the lake. The most populous towns on the Upper Lake are Constance ( German : Konstanz ), Friedrichshafen , Bregenz , Lindau , Überlingen and Kreuzlingen . The largest town on the Lower Lake is Radolfzell . The largest islands are Reichenau in the Lower Lake, and Lindau and Mainau in the Upper Lake. Bodanrück ,

4324-475: The entire Lake Constance is estimated to take another ten to twenty thousand years. The outflow of the Untersee is the High Rhine with the Rhine Falls at Schaffhausen . Both the average precipitation of 0.45 km /a and evaporation which averages 0.29 km /a cause a net change in the level of Lake Constance that is less when compared to the influence of the inflows and outflows. Further quantities of lake water are extracted by municipal waterworks around

4416-412: The final phase of the Late Bronze Age (9th century BC). During this time, parts of a number of horse bridles were discovered, indicating that the island may have been a transportation hub due to its convenient location. A gold cup dating from the early bronze age, 2400–1600 BC, was found in Eschenz in 1916. The Roman era Vicus of Tasgetium which developed south of the Rhine Bridge, probably in

4508-417: The first time, written reports on Lake Constance have survived. Thus, we learn that the Helvetians settled by the lake in the south, the Rhaetians in the area of the Alpine Rhine Valley and the Vindelici in the north-east. The most important places on the lake were Bregenz (Celtic Brigantion ) and today's Constance . In the course of the Roman Alpine campaign of 16/15 BC, the Lake Constance region

4600-420: The first time. The most important Roman site was Bregenz, which soon became subject to Roman municipal law and later became the seat of the Prefect of the Lake Constance fleet. The Romans were also in Lindau , but settled only on the hills around Lindau as the lakeshore was swampy. Other Roman towns were Constantia (Constance) and Arbor Felix ( Arbon ). After the borders of the Roman Empire were drawn back to

4692-406: The following table: Stein am Rhein has an unemployment rate (as of 2007 ) of 1.74%. As of 2005 , there were 61 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 14 businesses involved in this sector. 553 people are employed in the secondary sector and there are 45 businesses in this sector. 856 people are employed in the tertiary sector , with 172 businesses in this sector. As of 2008

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4784-408: The foreign population remained the same. There were 4 Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 2 Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country, 12 non-Swiss men who emigrated from Switzerland to another country and 11 non-Swiss women who emigrated from Switzerland to another country. The total Swiss population change in 2008 (from all sources) was a decrease of 2 and

4876-451: The governor of the monastery of Einsiedeln held the low court at Castle Freudenfels in Eschenz. The parish of Eschenz was incorporated in 1362 under Einsiedeln. During the Reformation (1525–1529) the municipality converted to the new faith. In the course of the 1560s Counter-Reformation entered the village and converted the villagers back to the Roman Catholic faith. A Protestant minority population remained and they became part of

4968-419: The lake and the water company of Bodensee-Wasserversorgung . In Lake Constance there are ten islands that are larger than 2,000 m (22,000 sq ft). By far the largest is the island of Reichenau in the Untersee, which belongs to the municipality of Reichenau . The former abbey of Reichenau is a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its three early and highly medieval churches. The island

5060-443: The lake(s) ' ). These waterbodies lie within the Lake Constance Basin ( Bodenseebecken ) in the Alpine Foreland through which the Rhine flows. The nearby Mindelsee is not considered part of Lake Constance. The lake is situated where Germany , Switzerland , and Austria meet. Its shorelines lie in the German states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria ; the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen , Thurgau , and Schaffhausen ; and

5152-410: The large peninsula of Bodanrück , has an area of 63 km (24 sq mi). It is strongly characterised and divided into different areas by end moraines , various glacial snouts and medial moraines . These various areas of the lake have their own names. North of Reichenau Island is the Gnadensee . West of the island of Reichenau, between the peninsula of Höri and the peninsula of Mettnau

5244-499: The larger rivers, especially that of the Alpine Rhine. The silting up process is accelerated by ever-increasing erosion by the Rhine and the associated reduction in the level of the lake. The main tributary of Lake Constance is the Alpine Rhine . The Alpine Rhine and the Seerhein do not mix greatly with the waters of the lake and flow through the lakes along courses that change relatively little. There are also numerous smaller tributaries (236 in all). The most important tributaries of

5336-470: The main island. The excavation in 1882-83 by Schenk was followed by a second expedition in 1931-36 by Karl Keller Tarnuzzer. There was a smaller excavation in 1962 around the St. Otmars Chapel. The first settlement of the island was made shortly after BC 4000th (Early Pfyn culture ) and was part of a migration into subalpine wetlands during the beginning of the late Neolithic era. A second settlement phase (late Pfyn culture) began after long break during

5428-443: The major industries. With the exception of Unipektin AG, which operates in the food industry, there is no industry in Eschenz. Eschenz has an area, as of 2009, of 12.01 square kilometers (4.64 sq mi). Of this area, 6.3 km (2.4 sq mi) or 52.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 4.38 km (1.69 sq mi) or 36.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.23 km (0.47 sq mi) or 10.2%

5520-466: The mid year average unemployment rate was 2.1%. There were 217 non-agrarian businesses in the municipality and 38.6% of the (non-agrarian) population was involved in the secondary sector of the economy while 61.4% were involved in the third. At the same time, 71.1% of the working population was employed full-time, and 28.9% was employed part-time. There were 1552 residents of the municipality who were employed in some capacity, of which females made up 44.1% of

5612-409: The middle of the 4th millennium. This was followed by a third phase of settlement ( Horgen culture , 2nd half of 4th millennium). After this phase, an increase in the lake level put the entire island under water during the first half of the 3rd millennium. The next settlement wasn't until the mid-Late Bronze Age (11th century BC). The lake waters rose again, interrupting the island settlements until

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5704-487: The middle of the Upper Lake. Its volume is about 48 km (12 cu mi). The lake has two parts. The main east section, called Obersee or "Upper Lake", covers about 473 square kilometres (183 sq mi), including its northwestern arm, the Überlinger See (61 km (24 sq mi)), and the smaller west section, called Untersee or "Lower Lake", with an area of about 63 square kilometres (24 sq mi). The connection between these two lakes

5796-450: The middle of the former Duchy of Swabia , which also included parts of today's Switzerland. Today the name Swabian Sea ( Schwäbisches Meer ) is only used jocularly as a hyperbolic term for Lake Constance. No Paleolithic finds have been made in the immediate vicinity of the lake, because the region of Lake Constance was long covered by the Rhine Glacier . The discovery of stone tools ( microliths ) indicate that hunters and gatherers of

5888-400: The motorway bridge over the lake border the so-called Little Lake ( Kleiner See ), which is located between the Lindau village of Aeschach and the island. The northwestern, finger-shaped arm of the Obersee is called Überlinger See (or Überlingersee in Swiss Standard German ), or Lake Überlingen . It is sometimes regarded as a separate lake, the boundary between Lake Überlingen and the rest of

5980-413: The municipality. Of these, 485 or about 46.3% of the residents worked outside Eschenz while 188 people commuted into the municipality for work. There were a total of 751 jobs (of at least 6 hours per week) in the municipality. Of the working population, 13.3% used public transportation to get to work, and 43.5% used a private car. Eschenz sits on the Lake Line between Schaffhausen and Rorschach and

6072-447: The name appears in its Latinised form lacus potamicus . Therefore, the name actually derived from the Bodman Pfalz (Latinized as Potamum ) was wrongly assumed by monastic scholars like Walahfrid Strabo to be derived from the Greek word potamos for "river" and meant "river lake". They may also have been influenced by the fact that the Rhine flowed through the lake. Wolfram von Eschenbach describes it in Middle High German as

6164-551: The non-Swiss population change was an increase of 15 people. This represents a population growth rate of 0.8%. The age distribution, as of 2009, in Eschenz is; 154 children or 9.3% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 210 teenagers or 12.7% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 195 people or 11.8% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 198 people or 12.0% are between 30 and 39, 291 people or 17.6% are between 40 and 49, and 235 people or 14.2% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution

6256-400: The northwest of the Reichenau island, and the mainly Swiss Rheinsee (lit.: "Lake Rhine") – not to be mistaken for the Seerhein (lit.: "Rhine of the Lake(s)") at its start – to the south of the island and with its southwestern arm leading to its effluent in Stein am Rhein . The water of the regulated Alpine Rhine flows into the lake in the southeast near Bregenz , Austria, then through

6348-407: The parish of Burg. The cemetery was used equally by both faiths until 1690. In 1851 the village of Hüttwilen separated from Eschenz to form an independent municipality. was located beyond the lake crest Munizipalgem. from Munizipalgem. E. separated. In 1835, a paper mill opened in Eschenz. Around the end of the 19th century, animal husbandry and agriculture replaced viticulture and fishing as

6440-421: The population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule ). Eschenz is home to the Eschenz primary school district . It is also home to the Eschenz secondary school district. In the primary school district there are 126 students who are in kindergarten or the primary level. There are 31 children in

6532-406: The population) who are Islamic . There are 3 individuals (or about 0.20% of the population) who belong to another church (not listed on the census), 108 (or about 7.14% of the population) belong to no church, are agnostic or atheist , and 41 individuals (or about 2.71% of the population) did not answer the question. The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Eschenz about 74% of

6624-725: The population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 59.2% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 21.5%. In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the Swiss People's Party , which received 42% of the vote. The next two most popular parties were the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland (33%) and the Free Democratic Party of Switzerland (24.9%). About 75% of the population (between ages 25–64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or

6716-420: The primary school is 19 students. At the lower primary level, there are 17 children or 35.4% of the total population who are female, 6 or 12.5% are not Swiss citizens and 5 or 10.4% do not speak German natively. In the upper primary level, there are 22 or 46.8% who are female, 6 or 12.8% are not Swiss citizens and 5 or 10.6% do not speak German natively. In the secondary school district there are 122 students at

6808-573: The region and during which Austrian and French flotillas operated on Lake Constance, there was a reorganisation of state relationships. Lake Constance is located in the foothills of the Alps . The shore length of both main lakes is 273 kilometres (170 mi) long. Of this, 173 kilometres (107 mi) are located in Germany ( Baden-Württemberg 155 kilometres or 96 miles, Bavaria 18 kilometres or 11 miles), 28 kilometres (17 mi) run through Austria and 72 kilometres (45 mi) through Switzerland. If

6900-594: The region. Under the Reformation , the abbey was secularised and its assets taken over by Zürich . Abbot von Winkelsheim negotiated a settlement with the Zürich authorities, whereby, although control of the abbey was handed over to them, he and the remaining monks would be allowed to remain on the premises until their deaths. However, Zürich suspected the abbot of collusion with the Habsburgs and locked him up in his new rooms. He

6992-669: The same name. In the 19th century, there were five different local time zones around Lake Constance. Constance, belonging to the Grand Duchy of Baden , adhered to Karlsruhe time, Friedrichshafen used the time of the Duchy of Württemberg , in Lindau, the Bavarian Munich time was observed, and Bregenz used Prague time, while the Swiss shore used Berne time. One would have needed to travel only 46 kilometres (29 mi) to visit five time zones. Given

7084-409: The secondary level is 17.43 students. Lake Constance Lake Constance ( German : Bodensee , pronounced [ˈboːdn̩zeː] ) refers to three bodies of water on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps : Upper Lake Constance ( Obersee ), Lower Lake Constance ( Untersee ), and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein ( lit.   ' Rhine of

7176-542: The secondary level. At the secondary level, students are divided according to performance. The secondary level begins at about age 12 and usually lasts 3 years. There are 67 teenagers who are in the advanced school, of which 36 or 53.7% are female, 6 or 9.0% are not Swiss citizens and 4 or 6.0% do not speak German natively. There are 55 teenagers who are in the standard school, of which 26 or 47.3% are female, 14 or 25.5% are not Swiss citizens and 13 or 23.6% do not speak German natively. The average class size for all classes at

7268-465: The so-called pile dwelling and wetland settlements , which have now been uncovered mainly on Lake Überlingen, the Constance Hopper and on the Obersee. At Unteruhldingen , a pile dwelling village has been reconstructed, and now forms an open air museum. In 2015, a 20 km line of about 170 man-made under-water stone mounds  [ de ] dated in the neolithic period or early Bronze Age

7360-504: The soils", indicating a place on level terrain by the lake. This place, situated at the west end of Lake Überlingen ( Überlinger See ), had a more supraregional character for a certain period in the early Middle Ages as a Frankish imperial palace ( Königspfalz ), Alamannian ducal seat and mint , which is why the name may have been transferred to the lake ("lake, by which Bodman is situated" = Bodmansee ). From 833/834 AD, in Latin sources,

7452-490: The sole valid time around and on Lake Constance in 1895. The earliest recorded reference to the lakes is by Roman geographer Pomponius Mela around 43 AD, calling the upper lake Lacus Venetus and the lower lake Lacus Acronius , the Rhine passing through both. Around 75 AD, The naturalist Pliny the Elder called them both Lacus Raetiae Brigantinus after the main Roman town on the lake, Brigantium (later Bregenz). This name

7544-533: The town has been pedestrianised and many of the medieval buildings are painted with frescoes . In or around 1007 Emperor Henry II moved St George's Abbey from its former location on the Hohentwiel in Singen to Stein am Rhein, at that time little more than a small fishing village on the Rhine . This was in order to strengthen his presence at this strategic point where major road and river routes intersected. He gave

7636-644: The upper and lower lakes are combined, Lake Constance has a total area of 536 km (207 sq mi), the third largest lake in Central Europe by area after Lake Balaton (594 km or 229 sq mi) and Lake Geneva (580 km or 220 sq mi). It is also the second largest by water volume (48.5 km or 11.6  cu mi or 39,300,000  acre⋅ft ) after Lake Geneva (89 km or 21 cu mi or 72,000,000 acre⋅ft) and extends for over 69.2 kilometres (43.0 mi) between Bregenz and Stein am Rhein . Its catchment area

7728-454: The workforce. As of 2000 there were 644 residents who worked in the municipality, while 714 residents worked outside Stein am Rhein and 625 people commuted into the municipality for work. As of 2008 , there are 16 restaurants, and 10 hotels with 435 beds. The hospitality industry in Stein am Rhein employs 105 people. Stein am Rhein railway station is situated on the opposite (southern) bank of

7820-469: Was able to escape to Radolfzell , but died shortly after, in 1526. On February 22, 1945, the town was bombed by the United States Air Force . The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Gules St. George armoured Azure mulleted, haired and haloed Or riding a Horse Argent to sinister holding in sinister an escutcheon Argent cross Gules and in dexter a lance Or killing a Dragon Vert. This

7912-675: Was based on an error (similar to that of the Teutoburg Forest and the Taunus ): the Romans sometimes used the name Mare Suebicum for the Baltic Sea , not Lake Constance. In times when the Romans had located the so-called " Suebi ", then an Elbe Germanic tribe near a sea, this was understandable. The authors of the Early Modern Period overlooked this and adopted the name for the largest lake in

8004-584: Was discovered on the south-west shore of the lake between Bottighofen and Romanshorn. Grave finds from Singen am Hohentwiel date to the beginning of the Early Bronze Age and shore settlements were repeatedly built during the Neolithic Period and the Bronze Age (up to 800 BC). During the following Iron Age the settlement history is interrupted. The settlement of the shore of Lake Constance during

8096-572: Was integrated into the Roman Empire . During the campaign, there was also supposed to have been a battle on Lake Constance . The geographer, Pomponius Mela , makes the first mention in 43 AD of Lake Constance as two lakes – the Lacus Venetus (Upper Lake) and the Lacus Acronius (Untersee) – with the Rhine flowing through both. Pliny the Elder referred to Lake Constance as Lacus Brigantinus for

8188-426: Was made up of 680 Swiss men (41.7% of the population), and 127 (7.8%) non-Swiss men. There were 719 Swiss women (44.1%), and 106 (6.5%) non-Swiss women. In 2008 there were 18 live births to Swiss citizens and 1 birth to non-Swiss citizens, and in same time span there were 14 deaths of Swiss citizens and 1 non-Swiss citizen death. Ignoring immigration and emigration, the population of Swiss citizens increased by 4 while

8280-407: Was named Lake Bernang after the village of Berlingen . On most of the maps the name of the Rheinsee is not shown, because this place is best suited for the name of the Untersee. The present-day shape of Lake Constance has resulted from the combination of several factors: Like any glacial lake, Lake Constance will also silt up by sedimentation . This process can best be observed at the mouths of

8372-438: Was nearly unique in Switzerland and rare in all of Europe for the number of notable buildings in a compact space. It also noted the excellent care with which the city was preserved. Stein am Rhein is home to several buildings that are listed as Swiss heritage sites of national significance . There are three churches on the list; the former monastery church of St. Georg, the former Benedictine monastery church of St. Georgen and

8464-441: Was the 5 room apartment of which there were 167. There were 10 single room apartments and 125 apartments with six or more rooms. As of 2000 the average price to rent an average apartment in Eschenz was 1047.14 Swiss francs (CHF) per month (US$ 840, £470, €670 approx. exchange rate from 2003). The average rate for a one-room apartment was 475.00 CHF (US$ 380, £210, €300), a two-room apartment was about 731.52 CHF (US$ 590, £330, €470),

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