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.
A Mariä Heimsuchung
The city parish church in Meersburg on Lake Constance; a Roman Catholic parish building serving the town's liturgical functions.
B Stefansfeld-Kapelle
Sancta Maria Victoria chapel in Stefansfeld near Salem; a local Roman Catholic chapel historically known as the Stefansfeld-Kapelle.
C Basilika Birnau
Baroque Marian pilgrimage church on the northern shore of Lake Constance, richly decorated and historically important for regional devotion.
D Salemer Münster
Former abbey church of the Reichsabtei Salem, now serving as the Roman Catholic parish church for the Salemer community.
E Münster St. Nikolaus
The principal town parish church of Überlingen, serving as the city's Roman Catholic Münster and focal point for parish activities.
F St. Gangolf
Parish church of the Kluftern district in Friedrichshafen; the Roman Catholic parish seat for the local community.
G Sankt Nikolaus
Catholic parish church in Markdorf, noted as a defining building in the townscape within the Bodenseekreis.
H St. Jodok
Jodok church in the village quarter of Überlingen; a pilgrimage church situated on the Via Beuronensis pilgrimage route.
I St. Michael
Church in Aufkirch near Überlingen; historically the first mother church of the town of Überlingen.
J St. Columban
Catholic church located on Paulinenstraße in Friedrichshafen, with associated parish office nearby.
K Wallfahrtskirche Baitenhausen
Roman Catholic pilgrimage church above Baitenhausen, situated at nearly 500 m elevation above the village core.
L Franziskanerkirche zur unbefleckten Empfängnis
Originally a Gothic convent church later baroque‑updated; former Franciscan monastery church dedicated to the Immaculate Conception.
M St. Petrus-Canisius
Catholic church on Katharinenstraße in Friedrichshafen serving the local parish of St. Petrus Canisius.
N St. Nikolaus
Historic Catholic church in Friedrichshafen, designated a cultural monument and located at Adenauerplatz/Schanzstraße.
O St. Martin
Baroque parish church in Langenargen on Lake Constance, functioning as the town's Roman Catholic parish of St. Martin.
Maria Königin
A Roman Catholic church named Maria Königin located in the Bodenseekreis.
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