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Lindau

Western Europe

Lindau is a major town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the county of Lindau. It lies near the borders of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg and the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau; the historic town occupies a small island connected to the mainland by a road bridge and a railway causeway, and its coat of arms shows a linden tree, referring to the supposed origin of the town's name.

Facts
Population
25,702 1
Area (sq km)
33.18 1
Founding Year
882 2
Founding Year
882 2
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
401 1
Latitude
47.545833 degrees north 1
Longitude
9.683889 degrees east 1
FAQs

When is Lindau first recorded and what was founded there?

A monk from St. Gallen documented the name in 882.

The name Lindau was first documented in 882 by a monk from St. Gallen, who stated that Adalbert, count of Raetia, had founded a nunnery on the island.
Sources
1. Lindau (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 25,702 (2025)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 47.545833, longitude 9.683889
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 401 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 33.18 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 25702 (2025)
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2. Lindau (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 882
    The first use of the name Lindau was documented in 882 by a monk from St.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 882
    The first use of the name Lindau was documented in 882 by a monk from St.
  • Source text, founding-year: 882
    The first use of the name Lindau was documented in 882 by a monk from St.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
  • On Continent: Europe, Lead paragraph names Germany; continent follows from the atlas record for Germany
    on the eastern side of Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) in Bavaria, Germany
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Wikidata: Lindau
Wikidata Q153969, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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