Überlingen
Appearance
Überlingen | |
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Coordinates: 47°46′0″N 9°9′30″E / 47.76667°N 9.15833°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Tübingen |
District | Bodenseekreis |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2017–25) | Jan Zeitler[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 58.67 km2 (22.65 sq mi) |
Elevation | 403 m (1,322 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 23,098 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 88662 |
Dialling codes | 07551 |
Vehicle registration | FN |
Website | www.ueberlingen.de |
Überlingen is an German city on the northern shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee) in Baden-Württemberg, near the border with Switzerland. After the city of Friedrichshafen, it is the second largest city in the Bodenseekreis (district), and a central point for the outlying communities. Since 1 January 1993, Überlingen has been a large district city (Große Kreisstadt).
History
[change | change source]The Alemannic Überlingen was first mentioned in 770 as Iburinga. It was granted city rights in 1211.
In July 2002, a Tupolev Tu-154 crashed with a Boeing 757 nearby. 71 people were killed.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
Other websites
[change | change source]Media related to Überlingen at Wikimedia Commons