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Friedrichshafen
Baden-Württembergtown
Friedrichshafen
Total population
58,099
Founded
1811
Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
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.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,619
- Mute SwanCygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves2,530
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves2,527
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,517
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,393
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,301
- Great Cormorant/European ShagPhalacrocorax carbo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves2,219
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves2,149
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2026-04-264 km NNW of Quarten, Switzerland
- M 4.2 — 2024-06-042 km NNW of Unteriberg, Switzerland
- M 3.4 — 2022-10-16Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
- M 3.8 — 2022-09-012 km WSW of Sevelen, Switzerland
- M 4 — 2022-07-092 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
- M 4 — 2020-10-255 km ESE of Ennenda, Switzerland
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.
Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg
- Kau3.6 mi away
- Tannau7.6 mi away · pop. 1,621
- Weißenau9.8 mi away
- Neukirch10.4 mi away · pop. 2,725
- Rotheidlen11.6 mi away
- Mühlhofen11.9 mi away · pop. 1,422
- Primisweiler13.2 mi away
- Weingarten13.3 mi away
- Niederwangen14.9 mi away
- Herdwangen20.6 mi away · pop. 1,589
- Radolfzell am Bodensee24.5 mi away
- Michelwinnaden24.5 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Friedrichshafen, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
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