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Friedrichshafen

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Friedrichshafen

Total population

58,099

Founded

1811

Elevation400 m
Land area69.94 km²
Coordinates47.65°, 9.48°

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City facts

Founded
1811
Elevation
400 m
Area
69.94 km²
Time zone
UTC+02:00
head of government
Simon Blümcke
Official website
www.friedrichshafen.de

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Friedrichshafen is a city on the northern shoreline of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders of both Switzerland and Austria. It is the district capital (Kreisstadt) of the Bodensee district in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Friedrichshafen has a population of about 63,000.

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History & geography

Geography

Latitude
47.6500
Longitude
9.4801
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
136,766
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,619
  • Mute Swan
    Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
    2,530
  • Black-headed Gull
    Chroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
    2,527
  • Great Crested Grebe
    Podiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,517
  • Carrion Crow
    Corvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,393
  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,301
  • Great Cormorant/European Shag
    Phalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    2,219
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    2,149

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
133
Largest magnitude
4.7
Largest event
2003-03-22

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
3.4
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,240

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
3,943
Avg daily Wikipedia views
131
Attention level
Quiet

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about this place

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Recently spotted species

Events

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Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
08435016
Population (Wikidata)
63,441
Wikidata
Q4051

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikimedia Commons
  • Wikidata
  • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439