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Mainau Island
A Mediterranean flower island on Lake Constance bursts with palms, butterfly house and a baroque palace garden.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
Reichenau is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Gottlieben, 16km from Meersburg Castle.
Reichenau is a town located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. With a population of 5,144, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Reichenau 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 Reichenau to your route.
Reichenau Island (German: [ˈʁaɪçənaʊ] ) is an island in Lake Constance in Southern Germany. It lies almost due west of the city of Konstanz, between the Gnadensee and the Untersee, two parts of Lake Constance. With a total land surface of 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) and a circumference of 11 km (6.8 mi), the island is 4.5 kmRead more
(2.8 mi) long and 1.5 km (0.93 mi) wide at its greatest extent. The highest point, the Hochwart, stands some 43 m (141 ft) above the lake surface and 438.7 m (1,439 ft) above mean sea level.
Reichenau is connected to the mainland by a causeway, completed in 1838, which is intersected between the ruins of Schopflen Castle and the eastern end of Reichenau Island by a 10-metre-wide (33 ft) and 95-metre-long (312 ft) waterway, the Bruckgraben. A low road bridge allows the passage of ordinary boats but not of sailing-boats.
Reichenau Abbey, founded on the island by bishop Pirmin in 724, quickly developed into an influential religious, cultural, and intellectual center. Because of its historical importance and the exceptional quality of the architecture and artwork found in the island's three churches and abbey, Reichenau was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000.
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Reichenau is located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 47.6889 latitude, 9.0635 longitude.
Reichenau has a population of approximately 5,144 people, making it a town in Germany.
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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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A Mediterranean flower island on Lake Constance bursts with palms, butterfly house and a baroque palace garden.
10 km · about 20 min drive
castle
Germany's oldest inhabited castle overlooks Lake Constance from a vineyard terrace in a charming medieval old town.
16 km · about 30 min drive
museum
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.
27 km · about 30 min drive
museum
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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Europe's largest plain waterfall, spanning 150 meters wide and 23 meters high near the town of Schaffhausen.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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Progressive Swiss zoo known for its Masoala Rainforest hall, a massive indoor tropical ecosystem.
50 km · about 60 min drive
restaurant
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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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