Friedrichshafen
Friedrichshafen | |
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Friedrichshafen in August 2009 | |
Location of Friedrichshafen within Bodenseekreis district | |
| Coordinates: 47°39′N 9°29′E / 47.650°N 9.483°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Bodenseekreis |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2017–25) | 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 |
| • Density | 900/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88045–88048 |
| Dialling codes | 07541, 07544 |
| Vehicle registration | FN |
| Website | www.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.