Markdorf

Markdorf

Coat of arms
Markdorf

Coordinates: 47°43′15″N 09°23′30″E / 47.72083°N 9.39167°E / 47.72083; 9.39167Coordinates: 47°43′15″N 09°23′30″E / 47.72083°N 9.39167°E / 47.72083; 9.39167
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Tübingen
District Bodenseekreis
Government
 • Mayor Georg Riedmann
Area
 • Total 40.92 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 13,289
 • Density 320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 88677
Dialling codes 07544
Vehicle registration FN
Website www.markdorf.de

Markdorf is a town in the Bodensee district, in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. It is situated near Lake Constance, 10 km northwest of Friedrichshafen. Georg Riedmann is the mayor of Markdorf and was elected in 2013.


On 22 December 1939 the location was host to one of the three major train accidents on German history which occasioned the death of ca. 100 people.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
  2. ↑ http://buergerwiki.net/Zugungl%C3%BCck


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