Konstanz (district)

Konstanz
Flag of Konstanz
Coat of arms of Konstanz
Map
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Adm. regionFreiburg
CapitalKonstanz
Government
 • District admin.Zeno Danner
Area
 • Total
817.95 km2 (315.81 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total
292,568
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationKN, STO and BÜS
Websitewww.lrakn.de

Konstanz (or Constance) is a Landkreis (district) in the south of Baden-Württemberg on the German-Swiss border, situated along the shores of Lake Constance. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Schwarzwald-Baar, Tuttlingen, Sigmaringen and Bodenseekreis. To the south it borders the Swiss cantons of Zurich, Thurgau and Schaffhausen. The municipality of Büsingen am Hochrhein is an exclave of Germany surrounded by Swiss territory.

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.