CinX's Travels 2015

CinX · September 27, 2016, 10:45:39 PM

We stayed in this nice village over inght

Gammertingen by cinxxx, on Flickr

CinX · October 11, 2016, 10:26:21 PM

Because the weather was great we drive south to Bodensee/Lake Constance.

Meersburg is a town of Baden-Württemberg in the southwest of Germany at Lake Constance.

It is famous for its charming medieval city. The lower town ("Unterstadt") and upper town ("Oberstadt") are reserved for pedestrians only and connected by two stairways and a steep street ("Steigstrasse"). The name of the town means "Burg on the Lake", the former referring to the castle which, according to a tradition from 1548, was built here in 630 by the Merovingian king Dagobert I. The commune obtained the status of free city in 1299, though nominally still under the Bishop of Constance. In 1803 it was annexed to the Land of Baden.

The town is home to two castles, the Old Castle and the New Castle. The Old Castle, built by Merovingian King Dagobert I in the 7th century, accepts visitors. A self-guided tour is available. German poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff lived there for eight years. The New Castle was built in the 18th century. Originally the residence of the Bishop of Constance, it was used for various purposes after the Secularization of 1803. It is now a museum.

There is an entity of Half-timber houses.

Also two medieval town-gates can be seen, which are the remainders of the fortification.

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CinX · October 11, 2016, 10:28:48 PM

Meersburg by cinxxx, on Flickr

CinX · October 11, 2016, 10:29:11 PM

Meersburg by cinxxx, on Flickr

CinX · October 11, 2016, 10:29:44 PM

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CinX · October 11, 2016, 10:30:49 PM

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CinX · October 13, 2016, 10:57:36 PM

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CinX · October 13, 2016, 10:57:56 PM

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CinX · October 13, 2016, 10:58:19 PM

Meersburg by cinxxx, on Flickr

CinX · October 13, 2016, 10:58:39 PM

Meersburg by cinxxx, on Flickr

CinX · October 13, 2016, 10:59:31 PM

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CinX · October 15, 2016, 11:06:11 PM

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CinX · October 15, 2016, 11:06:51 PM

Meersburg by cinxxx, on Flickr

CinX · October 15, 2016, 11:07:33 PM

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CinX · October 18, 2016, 09:52:04 PM

Konstanz (pronounced [ˈkɔnstants], locally [ˈkɔnʃtants]; English: Constance, Latin: Constantia) is a university city with approximately 80,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. The city houses the University of Konstanz and was for more than 1200 years residence of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Konstanz.

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