Eriskirch

Eriskirch
Municipality
Catholic parish church, Eriskirch
Coat of arms
Location of Eriskirch within Bodenseekreis district
Eriskirch Eriskirch
Coordinates:47°37′45″N09°31′45″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Bodenseekreis
Area
• Total	14.58 km2(5.63 sq mi)
Elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	4,992
• Density	340/km2(890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal codes	88097
Dialling codes	07541
Vehicle registration	FN
Website	www.eriskirch.de

Eriskirchis a municipality in theBodensee districtofBaden-Württemberg,Germany.

History

Eriskirch was a possession of theFree CityofBuchhorn(nowFriedrichshafen) until it was annexed by theElectorate of Bavariain 1803. In 1810, it was ceded to theKingdom of Württemberg,whose government assigned the municipality toOberamt Tettnang.That district was reformed in 1938 asLandkreis Tettnang,under whose jurisdiction Eriskirch remained. As part of the1973 Baden-Württemberg district reform,Eriskirch was reassigned to the newly organizedBodensee district.

Geography

The municipality (Gemeinde) of Eriskirch is found in theBodensee districtofBaden-Württemberg,one of the16 Statesof theFederal Republic of Germany.Eriskirch lies at the southeast edge of the district, on the shores ofLake Constance,whosebasinmost characterizes the municipal area's landscape. The shore of Lake Constance within Eriskirch's municipal area is covered by analluvial forest.Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 421 meters (1,381 ft)Normalnull(NN) to a low of 391 meters (1,283 ft) NN by Lake Constance.

A portion of the Federally protectedEriskircher Riednature reserveis located in Eriskirch's municipal area.

Politics

Eriskirch has one borough, Eriskirch, and 16 villages: Braitenrain, Dillmannshof, Gmünd, Hofstatt, Knöbelhof, Langenacker, Mariabrunn, Moos, Oberbaumgarten, Röcken, Schlatt, Schoppenhof, Schussenreute, Unterbaumgarten, Wolfzennen, and Ziegelhaus. In addition, theabandoned villagesof Adelshofen, Mönchloh, and Vogelsang are located in the municipal area.

Coat of arms

Eriskirch'scoat of armsisdivided in halfparty per paleinto a left,blueand a right,yellowhalf. In the bluefieldis afleur de lis,adopted as a municipal motif around 1936. Opposite it is a church, withwhitewalls and a blue roof, referring to the name of the municipality. This coat of arms was awarded by the provisional post-World War IIWürttemberg-Hohenzollerngovernment on 30 June 1952 and again by the Bodensee district office on 10 April 1981. Accompanying the second awarding was a municipal flag.

External links

• Official website(in German)