Lindau

Lindau
Aerial view of Lindau Island
Location of Lindau within Lindau district
Lindau
Lindau
Coordinates: 47°32′45″N 9°41′00″E / 47.54583°N 9.68333°E / 47.54583; 9.68333
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSwabia
DistrictLindau
Government
 • Lord mayor (2020–26) Dr. Claudia Alfons[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
33.06 km2 (12.76 sq mi)
Elevation
401 m (1,316 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
25,845
 • Density780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88131
Dialling codes08382
Vehicle registrationLI
Websitelindau.de

Lindau (German: Lindau (Bodensee), Lindau im Bodensee; German: [ˈlɪndaʊ] ; Low Alemannic: Lindou) is a major town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the county (Landkreis) of Lindau, Bavaria and is near the borders of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, and the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau. The coat of arms of Lindau town is a linden tree, referring to the supposed origin of the town's name.[a] The historic town of Lindau is located on the 0.68-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) island of the same name, which is connected with the mainland by a road bridge and a railway causeway leading to Lindau station.

Lindau is located near the meeting point of the Austrian-German-Swiss tripoint and is nestled on the lake in front of Austria's Pfänder mountain. Lindau is popular with sightseers and vacationers for its medieval town centre and picturesque location on Lake Constance.

  1. ^ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.


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