Lindau Travel Guide
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Lindau Overview
Lindau is a German town and an island in the eastern part of the Lake Constance, the Bodensee. It is located in the Bundesland of Bavaria and is also capital of the district of Lindau. The historic city of Lindau is located on an 0.68-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) island which is connected with the mainland by bridge and railway.
Things to See
- Port entrance with Lighthouse and Bavarian Lion
- Church of St. Stephan
- Peterskirche (Church of St. Peter)
- Cathedral "Unserer Lieben Frau" former church of the monastery "Maria Himmelfahrt"
- Maximilianstraße (main shopping street)
- Historic Town Hall
- Promenade on the Aeschach lake side
[ source: wikipedia ]
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Things to See in Lindau
Port entrance with Lighthouse and Bavarian Lion
Church of St. Stephan
Peterskirche (Church of St. Peter)
Cathedral "Unserer Lieben Frau" former church of the monastery ’’Maria Himmelfahrt’’
Maximilianstraße (main shopping street)
Historic Town Hall
Promenade on the Aeschach lake side
Maps and Driving Directions to Lindau
Travel Insider Tips for Lindau
Lindau ist ganz eindrucksvoll ! Und dort beginnt die wunderbare Alpenstrasse !!
Shared by Lee Terry, Feb 2010
great place took my daughter on a trip to germany and lindau was one of the stops we made...lindauer chocholate and cake...the best!
Shared by Ulla Marggraff Tibbets, Jul 2010
If anyone is in the area look up the Restaurant Simmersberg. wonderful Brauerei and delicious food.
Shared by Diane Kehrer-Mehl, Nov 2009
Our holidays have frequently been at Lindau on Lake Constance. This area is called the German Riviera and it provides very relaxing unspoiled resorts down the Eastern shore. Ferries ply the lake through which the Rhine flows. In the NW corner of the lake the ferries visit the garden island of Mainau-a Mediterranean speciality wonder. There are good rail/road connections back into Germany, into Switzerland and, very importantly to the wonderful mountains & valleys of the Vorarlberg in Western Austria.
Shared by John Baldwin, Mar 2011
I lived there for almost two years. Lindau, the island, is very beautiful. Wasserburg and Langenargen are worth a visit as well, as is Friedrichshafen with the Zeppelin-Museum.
Shared by Isabella Hensley, Aug 2009
Lindau ist wunderschoen gelegen. Ich habe 2 Jahre in Lindau gewohnt.
Shared by Karin Hildreth, Nov 2009
Spent many a beautiful day down in Lindau, if we didn't move to the states that's where we would of made our home.
Shared by Diane Kehrer-Mehl, Nov 2009
Lindau
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- Homepage of Lindau: Lindau (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Lindau
More about the History of Lindau
The name Lindau was first mentioned by a monk from St. Gallen in a document of 882, stating that Adalbert, count of Raetia, had founded a nunnery on the island. However remains of an early Roman settlement dating back to the 1st century have been found in the district of Aeschach.
In 1180 the St. Stephan's church was founded. In 1224 the Franciscans founded a monastery on the island. In 1274/75 Lindau became an Imperial Free City under King Rudolph I. In 1430, about 15 of the town's Jews were burned at the stake after being accused of murdering a Christian child.[1][2] In 1528, Lindau accepted the Protestant Reformation. The city first followed the Tetrapolitan Confession, and then the Augsburg (Augsburg vacation rentals | Augsburg travel guide) Confession. After the Thirty Years' War, in 1655 the first Lindauer Kinderfest (children's festival) was held in memory of the war time.
After the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, Lindau lost its status as an Imperial Free City in 1802. The city went to Karl August von Bretzenheim who gave the city and monastery to the Kingdom of Austria in 1804. In 1805 Austria returned the city to Bavaria.
In 1853 the rail causeway was built to the island. In 1856 the city built a new harbour with its characteristic landmark, the lion sculpture, together with Bavaria's only lighthouse.
In 1922 the independent districts of Aeschach, Hoyren and Reutin merged with the town of city. After World War II Lindau fell under French administration. In 1955 Lindau again returned to Bavaria.
Lindau is located near the meeting point of the Austrian, German and Swiss borders. It nestles on the lake under Pfänder mountain. Lindau is popular with sightseers and holidaymakers for its medieval city centre and pleasant location on Lake Constance. Since 1951, the Nobel Laureate Meetings at Lindau attract many Nobel prize winners to Lindau every year. A congress of medical physics is also held yearly. The casino owned by the state of Bavaria is a further attraction.
[ source: wikipedia ]
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