Bodenseekreis

District · Baden-Württemberg, 🇩🇪 Germany

Population 205,843

Area 664 km²

Time zone Europe/Berlin

Official website www.bodenseekreis.de

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Featured Lists

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Historic Castles and Sites

This collection highlights 20 historic castles, palaces and archaeological fortifications around the Bodenseekreis. Entries range from fully preserved Renaissance and Baroque residences and monastic complexes to medieval hill castles, spur‑castle ruins and earthwork burgställe, with notes on architectural style, remains and site type.

Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

Sacred Sites and Churches

This list groups 16 historic Roman Catholic churches, chapels and pilgrimage sites around the Bodenseekreis (Lake Constance). Entries include Baroque masterpieces such as the Birnau pilgrimage church, monastic architecture from Salem Abbey, town parish churches in Meersburg and Überlingen, and several local pilgrimage chapels with documented parish or pilgrimage functions.

ANKAWÜ / CC BY-SA 3.0

Outdoor Recreation Spots

This selection covers wetlands, lakeside baths and municipal parks around the Bodensee in Bodenseekreis. It includes reed marshes and floodplain meadows that provide standing water and habitat for amphibians and marsh birds, outdoor lidos and seebads with seasonal summer opening and paid-entry pools, plus landscaped town parks and villa gardens adjacent to the lake.

Doru Marcus / CC-BY-SA

Scenic Viewpoints & Towers

This selection highlights towers, terraces and elevated sites around Bodenseekreis that provide clear sightlines across the lake region, valleys and nearby wetlands. It includes historic structures repurposed as museums or lookout points, several engineered water reservoirs that double as high viewpoints, an accessible valley overlook, and interpretation panels explaining local landscape or natural features.

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Climate & when to visit

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Typical weather in January

Poor

2° (feels like -3°) · extremes -12°–8°
-4° at night
14 rainy days
2 sunny days
3 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
UV index 1 · low

Typical weather in February

Poor

3° (feels like -1°) · extremes -13°–11°
-4° at night
12 rainy days
5 sunny days
4 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
UV index 1 · low

Typical weather in March

Poor

8° (feels like 4°) · extremes -7°–16°
0° at night
15 rainy days
10 sunny days
6 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
UV index 3 · moderate

Typical weather in April

Poor

12° (feels like 9°) · extremes -3°–20°
3° at night
14 rainy days
10 sunny days
7 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
UV index 4 · moderate

Typical weather in May

Fair

16° (feels like 14°) · extremes 2°–24°
8° at night
19 rainy days
8 sunny days
7 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
UV index 5 · moderate

Typical weather in June

Good

20° (feels like 19°) · extremes 6°–27°
12° at night
18 rainy days
10 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in July

Good

22° (feels like 21°) · extremes 8°–28°
13° at night
19 rainy days
11 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Comfortable humidity
Calm winds
UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in August

Good

21° · extremes 8°–28°
13° at night
17 rainy days
12 sunny days
8 hours of sunshine per day
Comfortable humidity
Calm winds
UV index 6 · high

Typical weather in September

Good

18° (feels like 16°) · extremes 4°–24°
9° at night
14 rainy days
10 sunny days
6 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
UV index 4 · moderate

Typical weather in October

Fair

14° (feels like 11°) · extremes 0°–21°
6° at night
13 rainy days
6 sunny days
4 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
UV index 2 · low

Typical weather in November

Poor

7° (feels like 4°) · extremes -7°–15°
1° at night
14 rainy days
2 sunny days
3 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
UV index 1 · low

Typical weather in December

Poor

3° (feels like -2°) · extremes -12°–9°
-3° at night
15 rainy days
1 sunny day
2 hours of sunshine per day
Dry air
Calm winds
UV index 1 · low

Climate data: NASA POWER (MERRA-2) · 1996–2025

Practical information

Currency: Euro EUR € · Card payments · Commonly accepted
Emergency numbers: 112 Ambulance · Fire brigade
Electricity: Type C / Type F
230 V · 50 Hz

Languages: German
Tap water: Safe to drink
Driving side: Right
Calling code: +49

Tours & Activities

Related destinations

Baden-Württemberg Meersburg

Other Destinations

Stuttgart Karlsruhe Konstanz Freiburg im Breisgau Heidelberg Baden-Baden Lörrach Triberg im Schwarzwald Black Forest Lake Constance

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