Gaienhofen
Gaienhofen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
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Coordinates: 47°40′59″N 8°58′56″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Freiburg |
District | Konstanz |
Government | |
• Mayor | Uwe Eisch (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi) |
Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
Population (2018-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 3,480 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 78343 |
Dialling codes | 07735 |
Vehicle registration | KN |
Website | www.gaienhofen.de |
Since 1974, Gaienhofen consists of four villages: Gaienhofen, Gundholzen, Hemmenhofen and Horn. Attractions, apart from the Lake of Constance, include the Hermann-Hesse-Höri-Museum and Otto-Dix-Haus.
World heritage site
It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]
Twin towns
Gaienhofen is twinned with:
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne, France Balatonföldvár, Hungary
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See also
Gallery
- Stone Age housings (reconstructed) in Unteruhldingen
- Chapel in Gaienhofen-Hemmenhofen
- First house of Hermann Hesse and his first wife Maria Bernoulli (Mia)
References
- "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2018". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). July 2019.
- UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
External links
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