Überlingen

Überlingen
Location of Überlingen
Überlingen
Überlingen
Coordinates: 47°46′0″N 9°9′30″E / 47.76667°N 9.15833°E / 47.76667; 9.15833
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictBodenseekreis
Government
 • Lord mayor (2017–25) Jan Zeitler[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total58.67 km2 (22.65 sq mi)
Elevation
403 m (1,322 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total22,820
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88662
Dialling codes07551
Vehicle registrationFN
Websitewww.ueberlingen.de

Überlingen is an German city on the northern shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee) in Baden-Württemberg, near the border with Switzerland. After the city of Friedrichshafen, it is the second largest city in the Bodenseekreis (district), and a central point for the outlying communities. Since 1 January 1993, Überlingen has been a large district city (Große Kreisstadt).

History

The Alemannic Überlingen was first mentioned in 770 as Iburinga. It was granted city rights in 1211.

In July 2002, a Tupolev Tu-154 crashed with a Boeing 757 nearby. 71 people were killed.

References

  1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2023 (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2022)" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2023 (updated based on the 2022 census)] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.

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