Gaienhofen

Gaienhofen
Gaienhofen seen from Switzerland
Gaienhofen seen from Switzerland
Coat of arms of Gaienhofen
Location of Gaienhofen within Konstanz district
Lake ConstanceBodenseekreisWaldshut (district)Schwarzwald-Baar-KreisTuttlingen (district)Sigmaringen (district)AachAllensbachBodman-LudwigshafenBüsingen am HochrheinStockachEigeltingenEngenGaienhofenGailingen am HochrheinGottmadingenHilzingenHohenfelsKonstanzMainauMoosMühlhausen-EhingenMühlingenÖhningenOrsingen-NenzingenRadolfzellReichenauReichenauReichenauReichenauRielasingen-WorblingenSingenSteißlingenStockachTengenVolkertshausenSwitzerland
Gaienhofen is located in Germany
Gaienhofen
Gaienhofen
Gaienhofen is located in Baden-Württemberg
Gaienhofen
Gaienhofen
Coordinates: 47°40′59″N 8°58′56″E / 47.68306°N 8.98222°E / 47.68306; 8.98222
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictKonstanz
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Jürgen Maas[1]
Area
 • Total
12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi)
Elevation
425 m (1,394 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,400
 • Density270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
78343
Dialling codes07735
Vehicle registrationKN
Websitewww.gaienhofen.de

Gaienhofen is a municipality in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located at the border with Switzerland.

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 the Museum Haus Dix.

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.[3]

Twin towns

Gaienhofen is twinned with:

See also

References

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Gaienhofen 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

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