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Paradies

Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe

About Paradies

Paradies works well as a base: 9km from Meersburg Castle.

Paradies is a town located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. With a population of 6,097, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Paradies sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Paradies to your route.

About Paradies

Paradies (literally: "paradise") is a former village, now a quarter of Konstanz, Germany. The district is located west of the Old Town on the southern shore of the Seerhein; with an area of about 63.2 hectare (632,034 m2 (6,803,160 sq ft), to be exact) and 6176 inhabitants (2007 census). In the Late Middle Ages, it

Read more was a fishing and farming village called Eggehusen. Its original centre was the St Leonard's Chapel erected in the 14th century at the site of a former Poor Clares monastery with the name claustrum Paradysi apud Constantiam founded in 1186. In 1253 the nuns left their convent on the outskirts of Konstanz and moved to Schlatt near Schaffhausen; while the name Paradies stuck. The chapel was rebuilt in 1921, it today is consecrated to St Martin.

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Where is Paradies located?

Paradies is located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 47.6658 latitude, 9.1639 longitude.

What is the population of Paradies?

Paradies has a population of approximately 6,097 people, making it a town in Germany.

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Quick Information

Population
6,097
Continent
Europe
Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Wurttemberg
Timezone
Europe/Berlin
Coordinates
47.6658, 9.1639

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Germany

Police
110
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.

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Worth the detour from Paradies

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Mainau Island

A Mediterranean flower island on Lake Constance bursts with palms, butterfly house and a baroque palace garden.

5 km · about 10 min drive

castle

Meersburg Castle

Germany's oldest inhabited castle overlooks Lake Constance from a vineyard terrace in a charming medieval old town.

9 km · about 15 min drive

museum

Autobau Erlebniswelt

Racing driver Fredy Lienhard's supercar and motorsport collection in a former Romanshorn industrial plant on Lake Constance: Ferraris, Le Mans prototypes and Indy cars.

19 km · about 20 min drive

museum

Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen

The world's largest airship collection, in the Bauhaus harbour station of the town where the giants were built, including a walk-through, full-scale reconstruction of the Hindenburg's passenger quarters.

24 km · about 30 min drive

waterfall

Rhine Falls

Europe's largest plain waterfall, spanning 150 meters wide and 23 meters high near the town of Schaffhausen.

41 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Appenzell

A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.

42 km · about 50 min drive

restaurant

Berggasthaus Aescher

An 1846 guesthouse pressed under a 100 m overhanging cliff below Ebenalp, made world-famous by a National Geographic cover; cable car from Wasserauen, then a 15-minute walk to rösti on the terrace.

47 km · about 55 min drive

landmark

Zürich Zoo

Progressive Swiss zoo known for its Masoala Rainforest hall, a massive indoor tropical ecosystem.

54 km · about 65 min drive

Driving roads near Paradies

  • 67 kmTriesenbergWalser mountain village terraced 400 m above the Rhine on the hairpin road to Malbun; its balcony viewpoints take in the entire principality and the Swiss Alpstein across the valley.
  • 75 kmRiedberg PassGermany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.

Driving in Germany

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.78/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Paradies.

Altstadt

🇩🇪 Germany

1 km awayPop. 12,138

Konstanz

🇩🇪 Germany

1 km awayPop. 81,275

Petershausen-West

🇩🇪 Germany

1 km awayPop. 16,021

Industriegebiet

🇩🇪 Germany

2 km awayPop. 1,048

Kreuzlingen

🇨🇭 Switzerland

2 km awayPop. 21,997

Tägerwilen

🇨🇭 Switzerland

2 km awayPop. 3,414

Petershausen-Ost

🇩🇪 Germany

2 km awayPop. 7,248

Fürstenberg

🇩🇪 Germany

2 km away

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