Lindau

Lindau
Town
Aerial view of Lindau Island
Coat of arms
Location of Lindau within Lindau district
Lindau Show map of Germany Lindau Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 47°32′45″N 9°41′00″E / 47.54583°N 9.68333°E / 47.54583; 9.68333
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Swabia
District	Lindau
Government
• Lord mayor (2020–26)	Dr. Claudia Alfons[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	33.18 km2 (12.81 sq mi)
Elevation	401 m (1,316 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	25,846
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	88131
Dialling codes	08382
Vehicle registration	LI
Website	lindau.de

Lindau (German: Lindau (Bodensee), Lindau am Bodensee; German: [ˈlɪndaʊ̯] ^ⓘ; Low Alemannic: Lindou) is a major town and island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (Bodensee in German) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the county (Landkreis) of Lindau, Bavaria and is near the borders of the Austrian state of Vorarlberg, and the Swiss cantons of St. Gallen and Thurgau. The coat of arms of Lindau town is a linden tree, referring to the supposed origin of the town's name.^[a] The historic town of Lindau is located on the 0.68-square-kilometre (0.26 sq mi) island of the same name, which is connected with the mainland by a road bridge and a railway causeway leading to Lindau station.

Lindau is located near the meeting point of the Austrian, German, and Swiss borders and is nestled on the lake in front of Austria's Pfänder mountain. Lindau is popular with sightseers and vacationers for its medieval town centre and picturesque location on Lake Constance.

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