Friedrichshafen

Friedrichshafen
Friedrichshafen in August 2009
Location of Friedrichshafen within Bodenseekreis district
Friedrichshafen
Friedrichshafen
Coordinates: 47°39′N 9°29′E / 47.650°N 9.483°E / 47.650; 9.483
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictBodenseekreis
Government
  Lord mayor (201725) Andreas Brand (Ind.)
Area
  Total
69.91 km2 (26.99 sq mi)
Elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
62,929
  Density900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88045–88048
Dialling codes07541, 07544
Vehicle registrationFN
Websitewww.friedrichshafen.de

Friedrichshafen (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪçsˌhaːfn̩] or [fʁiːdʁɪçsˈhaːfn̩] ; Low Alemannic: Hafe or Fridrichshafe) is a city on the northern shoreline of Lake Constance (the Bodensee) in Southern Germany, near the borders of both Switzerland and Austria. It is the district capital (Kreisstadt) of the Bodensee district in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Friedrichshafen has a population of about 63,000.