Gaienhofen
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Location of Gaienhofen within Konstanz district ![]() ![]() | ||
Coordinates: 47°40′59″N 8°58′56″E / 47.68306°N 8.98222°ECoordinates: 47°40′59″N 8°58′56″E / 47.68306°N 8.98222°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Baden-Württemberg | |
Admin. region | Freiburg | |
District | Konstanz | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Uwe Eisch (CDU) | |
Area | ||
• Total | 12.55 km2 (4.85 sq mi) | |
Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 3,201 | |
• Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 78343 | |
Dialling codes | 07735 | |
Vehicle registration | KN | |
Website | www.gaienhofen.de |
Gaienhofen is a town in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
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 Otto-Dix-Haus.
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.[2]
See also
Gallery
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Stone Age housings (reconstructed) in Unteruhldingen
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Chapel in Gaienhofen-Hemmenhofen
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First house of Hermann Hesse and his first wife Maria Bernoulli (Mia)
References
- ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013.
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
External links
Media related to Gaienhofen at Wikimedia Commons
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