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Radolfzell

Coordinates: 47°44′N 8°58′E / 47.733°N 8.967°E / 47.733; 8.967
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Radolfzell
Centre of the town
Centre of the town
Coat of arms of Radolfzell
Location of Radolfzell within Konstanz district
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Radolfzell is located in Germany
Radolfzell
Radolfzell
Radolfzell is located in Baden-Württemberg
Radolfzell
Radolfzell
Coordinates: 47°44′N 8°58′E / 47.733°N 8.967°E / 47.733; 8.967
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictKonstanz
Government
 • Lord mayor (2021–29) Simon Gröger[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total58.58 km2 (22.62 sq mi)
Elevation
398 m (1,306 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total32,043
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
78301-78315
Dialling codes07732
Vehicle registrationKN
Websitewww.radolfzell.de

Radolfzell am Bodensee (German pronunciation: [ˌʁaːdɔlfˈtsɛl ʔam ˈboːdn̩zeː]) is a town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located at the western end (Zeller Lake) of Lake Constance, approximately 18 km (11 mi) northwest of the city of Konstanz (Constance). It is the third largest town, after Konstanz and Singen, in the district of Konstanz.

It is situated in the Hegau region. The mouth of the river Radolfzeller Aach is located west of Radolfzell.

It is a well-known health care town (Mettnau-Kur).[3] In 1990, Radolfzell was named the Federal Environment Capital City of Germany.

History

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Cathedral Unserer lieben Frau

This town developed out of a monastery founded in 826 AD as a "cell" under Bishop Radolf of Verona. The town belonged to the Abbey of Reichenau, then for a long time to the House of Habsburg, and for 40 years it was a Free Imperial City.

In the centre is the Gothic Cathedral Unserer lieben Frau (lit.'Of our Dear Lady'), dating from the 15th century and decorated in the Baroque style in the 18th. One particularly beautiful feature is the Rosary altar by the Zürn brothers and the Master of the House's Altar (1750) which contains the relics of the local Radolfzell saints Theopont, Senesius and Zeno. The Hausherrenfest is celebrated in their honour every year on the third Sunday in July, and the next day a famous Water Procession is held, as it has been every year since 1797. The citizens of the nearby village of Moos make a pilgrimage to Radolfzell in picturesquely decorated boats to fulfil an ancient oath.

A notable structure in the town is the Austrian mansion in the market square, built in stages from the 17th to the 19th century, the knightly hall dating from 1626. Also of note are a number of historical Patrician houses.

Radolfzell was the birthplace of cartographer Martin Waldseemüller's mother.

Radolfzell View from Höri peninsula

Mayors

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(Lord Mayor[further explanation needed] since 1975)

  • Before 1700 Baltasar Feldkirch
  • 1793–1808: Anton Leibes
  • 1808–1814: Josef Hermanuz
  • 1815–1816: Max Frey
  • 1817–1822: Peter Mayer
  • 1823–1825: Josef Grüner
  • 1825–1838: Anton Spachholz
  • 1838–1851: Johann Baptist Mohr
  • 1851–1852: Josef Spachholz
  • 1852–1864: Johann Häusler
  • 1864–1865: Johann Drescher
  • 1866–1867: Dominik Noppel
  • 1867–1880: Josef Anton Vogt
  • 1880–1891: Konstantin Noppel
  • 1891–1894: August Sommer
  • 1894–1902: Franz Mattes
  • 1902–1911: Heinrich Riedlinger
  • 1911–1934: Otto Blesch
  • 1934–1935: Eugen Speer
  • 1935–1942: Josef Jöhle
  • 1942–1945: August Kratt, temp assistant
  • 1945: Otto Blesch
  • 1945–1955: Wilhelm Gohl
  • 1955–1968: Hermann Albrecht
  • 1968–1976: Fritz Riester
  • 1976–2000: Günter Neurohr (1935-2011)
  • 2000–2013: Jörg Schmidt, (born 1960)
  • 2013–2021: Martin Staab (born 1964)
  • 2021–  : Simon Gröger

Twin towns – sister cities

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Radolfzell am Bodensee is twinned with:[4]

Notable people

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Joseph Victor von Scheffel

Sport

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Transportation

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Radolfzell railway station is an important junction station on the High Rhine Railway (Basel Bad BfKonstanz) and the Hegau-Ablach Valley Railway (leading to the Stahringen–Friedrichshafen railway to Friedrichshafen Stadt).

Radolfzell harbour is connected to Iznang, Reichenau Island and Konstanz via shipping route.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl 2021, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 3 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Werner-Messmer-Klinik". Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Partnerstädte". radolfzell.de (in German). Radolfzell am Bodensee. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Scheffel, Joseph Viktor" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 315–316.