Lake Constance
lake in Germany, Switzerland and Austria
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Summary
Lake Constance is an area not part of a municipality of Switzerland[1]. It draws 17,281 Wikipedia views per month (area not part of a municipality of switzerland category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Canton of Thurgau[3], Canton of St. Gallen[4], Canton of Schaffhausen[5], Vorarlberg[6], Konstanz[7], Bodenseekreis[8], Lindau District[9]
- Country: Switzerland[10], Germany[11], Austria[12]
- Instance of: holomictic lake[13], eutrophic lake[14], hypertrophic lake[15], mesotrophic lake[16], waterway[17]
- Named after: Constance[18], Bodman[19]
- Inflows: Rhine[20], Alter Rhein[21], Goldach[22], Steinach[23], Stockacher Aach[24], Linzer Aach[25], Bregenzerach[26], Dornbirner Ach[27], Leiblach[28], Schussen[29], Argen[30], Brunnisach[31], Alpine Rhine[32], Rotach[33]
- Outflows: High Rhine[34]
- Basin country: Germany[35], Switzerland[36], Austria[37]
- Part of: Rhine[38]
- Has use: fishing[39], sea shipping[40], recreation[41], water supply[42]
- Commons category: Lake Constance[43]
- Has part(s): Obersee[44], Untersee[45], Seerhein[46]
- Located in/on physical feature: Lake Constance Basin (in Germany)[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Lake Constance[48]
- Commons gallery: Bodensee[49]
- Waterbody number: AT/15001[50]
- Category for the water basin: Category:Lake Constance Basin[51]
- Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa[52], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[53], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[54]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Lake Constance include Jezioro Bodenskie[55], a film[56], directed by Janusz Zaorski[57].
Why It Matters
Lake Constance has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for it include Jezioro Bodenskie[55], a film[56], directed by Janusz Zaorski[57].