Kressbronn am Bodensee

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Kressbronn am Bodensee

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Kressbronn am Bodensee
Coordinates: 47°35′45″N 09°36′00″E / 47.59583°N 9.60000°E / 47.59583; 9.60000Coordinates: 47°35′45″N 09°36′00″E / 47.59583°N 9.60000°E / 47.59583; 9.60000
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Tübingen
District Bodenseekreis
Government
  Mayor Edwin Weiß (CDU)
Area
  Total 20.42 km2 (7.88 sq mi)
Elevation 438 m (1,437 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 8,284
  Density 410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 88079
Dialling codes 07543
Vehicle registration FN
Website www.kressbronn.de

Kressbronn am Bodensee is a commune and a village in the district of Bodensee in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It lies on Lake Constance.

Between 1919 and 2011, Kressbronn was the site of the Bodan-Werft shipyard, which built many of the ferries and other vessels used on Lake Constance and other Alpine lakes.

References

  1. [Statistisches Bundesamt – Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (XLS-Datei; 4,0 MB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012"]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013. 
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