Konstanz

Kontstanz (Constance) straddle the Rhein (Rhine) River where it exits the Bodensee (Lake Constance), on the southern border of Deutschland (Germany). It has a population of 86 thousand.¹ The cathedral (Münster) is probably the tallest building in the city.² There are the remains of Neolithic pile dwellings in the city, and these are honored as part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.³

External references

view of Konstanz (Constance), Deutschland (Germany), with the Rhein (Rhine) and the Bodensee (Lake Constance)

Footnotes

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstanz, accessed 11/19/2013.
2. Emporis.com puts it at over 249 feet, much taller than the taller of the two observation towers, and presumably taller than the 7 story Hohes Haus.
3. The modern names for the ancient remains are Wollmatingen-Langenrain (occupied 1000 to 500 BCE), Konstanz-Hinterhausen (occupied 4000 to 3500 and again 3000 to 2500 BCE) and Litzelstetten-Krähenhor 32 (occupied 3960 - 3805 BCE). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_Pile_dwellings_around_the_Alps, accessed 11/19/2013.