Mettnau

Mettnau
Map showing the location of Mettnau
Map showing the location of Mettnau
LocationRadolfzell, Germany
Coordinates47°43′50″N 8°59′50″E / 47.73056°N 8.99722°E / 47.73056; 8.99722
Area1.4 square kilometres (0.54 sq mi)
Established1926 (1926)

Mettnau is a peninsula, located east of the town of Radolfzell in the western part of Lake Constance. It lies between the Markelfingen corner[broken anchor] in the north and the Zeller See[broken anchor] in the south and has a length of 3.5 kilometers and a width of up to 800 meters, a size of 140 hectares.[1]

A large part of the peninsula is a nature reserve. The Nature Reserve Mettnau includes a small island name Love Island. It is managed by Naturschutzbund Deutschland on behalf of the Regierungsbezirk of Freiburg. A spa is located on the island, and a field station of the Bird observatory Radolfzell.

  1. ^ NABU Mettnau. "NSG Startseite". Archived from the original on 2011-09-11. Retrieved 2011-08-13.