Überlingen

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Ueberlingen 2.pnglat_deg = 47 |lat_min = 46 |lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 9 |lon_min = 9 |lon_sec = 30
image_photo = Ueberlingen Innenstadt2.jpg
Lageplan = Ueberlingen im Bodenseekreis.pngBundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Tübingen
Landkreis = Bodenseekreis
Höhe = 403
Fläche = 58.67
Einwohner = 21345
Stand = 2006-12-29
PLZ = 88662
PLZ-alt = 7770
Vorwahl = 07551
Kfz = FN
Website = [http://www.ueberlingen.de/ www.ueberlingen.de]
Bürgermeister = Volkmar Weber
Partei = Infobox Former Country
native_name = "Reichsstadt Überlingen"
conventional_long_name = Imperial City of Überlingen
common_name = Uberlingen
continent = Europe
region = Alps
country = Germany
era = Middle Ages
status = City-state
empire = Holy Roman Empire
government_type = Republic
year_start = 1268
year_end = 1803
event_pre = Gained City rights
date_pre = 1211
event_start = Gained "Reichsfreiheit"
date_start =
event1 = Conquered by Sweden
spaces|4in Thirty Years' War
date_event1 =
1643
event_end = Mediatised to Baden
date_end =
p1 = Duchy of Swabia
image_p1 =
s1 = Electorate of Baden
image_s1 =
footnotes =

Überlingen is a city in the Bodensee district in Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany. It is located on the northwest shore of Lake Constance and has a population of just over 21,000.

History

The Alemannic Überlingen was first mentioned in the year 770. It was granted city rights in 1211. The city center with cathedral, town hall, and fortification goes back to the time of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa in 1180. As a market town and fortified bridgehead, Überlingen was of significance mainly for the Hohenstaufen emperors. The city flourished between the 13th and 16th centuries mainly due to widespread grapevine cultivation on the south-facing slopes of the Lake Constance. During the Thirty Years' War, the Swedes tried to conquer the city in 1632 and 1634, but were only successful in 1643.

During World War II, a sub-labour-camp of Dachau concentration camp was located in the city. [ [http://www.glosk.com/GM/Linde/17283/pages/List_of_subcamp_of_Dachau/84737_en.htm List of subcamps of Dachau] ]

In 2002, a Tupolev 154 collided with a Boeing 757 nearby, killing 71; "see 2002 Überlingen Mid-Air Collision".

Today Überlingen is a popular tourist destination at Lake Constance.

Culture

Überlingen is home to the famous boarding school Schule Schloss Salem's upper school campuses of Spetzgart Castle and Härlen.

References

Towns next to Überlingen

Sipplingen

External links

* [http://www.deheim.de/ueberlingen/ Überlingen: history and images] de icon