Gaienhofen
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Gaienhofen | |
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 Gaienhofen seen from Switzerland | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gaienhofen within Konstanz district  | |
  Gaienhofen  Gaienhofen | |
| Coordinates:47°40′59″N8°58′56″E/ 47.68306°N 8.98222°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Konstanz |
| Government | |
| •Mayor(2022–30) | Jürgen Maas[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.55 km2(4.85 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 425 m (1,394 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,400 |
| • Density | 270/km2(700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
| Postal codes | 78343 |
| Dialling codes | 07735 |
| Vehicle registration | KN |
| Website | www.gaienhofen.de |
Gaienhofenis a municipality in the district ofKonstanzinBaden-WürttemberginGermany.It is located at the border with Switzerland.
Since 1974, Gaienhofen consists of four villages: Gaienhofen, Gundholzen, Hemmenhofen and Horn. Attractions, apart from the Lake of Constance, include the Hermann-Hesse-Höri-Museum and theMuseum Haus Dix.
World heritage site
[edit]It is home to one or more prehistoricpile-dwelling(or stilt house) settlements that are part of thePrehistoric Pile dwellings around the AlpsUNESCOWorld Heritage Site.[3]
Twin towns
[edit]Gaienhofen istwinnedwith:
Saint-Georges-de-Didonne,France
Balatonföldvár,Hungary
See also
[edit]Gallery
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Stone Agehousings (reconstructed) inUnteruhldingen -
Chapelin Gaienhofen-Hemmenhofen -
First house ofHermann Hesseand his first wifeMaria Bernoulli(Mia)
References
[edit]- ^Bürgermeisterwahl Gaienhofen 2022,Staatsanzeiger.
- ^"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.
- ^UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps
External links
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Media related toGaienhofenat Wikimedia Commons
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