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| Meersburg | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 5.944 (2019) | |
| height | 444 m | |
| Tourist info | (0)7532-440400 www.meersburg.de | |
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Meersburg is a city on Lake Constance across from Constancy.
background
View from the palace square to the town hall
Meersburg is a popular destination. The city is characterized by its idyllic location on Lake Constance and the historic old town with the castle and Meersburg Castle.
getting there
In the street
Meersburg is on the B31 / B33, which runs along the northern shore of Lake Constance from Stockach (A98 / A91) to Ravensburg (B33) and Friedrichshafen (B31) Upper Swabian Baroque Street and at the German half-timbered street.
By train
The next train station is in Salem or Überlingen, whose route leads from Radolfzell to Friedrichshafen.
By bus
The omnibus 7395 from Stahlringen via Meersburg to Friedrichshafen runs through Überlingen.
Alternatively, you can also (see www.bahn.de ) from Konstanz from the port or the city railway station to Meersburg. The bus uses the Staad-Meersburg ferry, you can buy a combined ticket.
By bicycle
Meersburg is on Lake Constance cycle path.
By boat
- Line bus traffic the Motorboat Company Bodman, Seestr. 5, Tel .: 07773/939695, E-Mail: [email protected]. April to October. Line Bodman - Ludwigshafen - Sipplingen - Marienschlucht - Überlingen and back. Also on the route: Constancy – Meersburg – Mainau – Unteruhldingen - Dingelsdorf - Überlingen and back, and the route: Überlingen - Nussdorf - Mainau.
- ferry the ferry service of Stadtwerke Konstanz serves the line from Meersburg to the Constance Staad district. Long waiting times are to be expected in summer. The ferry runs around the clock.
mobility
Map of Meersburg
A beautiful footpath with many stairs and a good view leads from the Lower to the Upper City.
Tourist Attractions
Meersburg lies on the slope. There is a height difference of 40 meters between the lower and upper town. The upper town can be reached via Steigstrasse with its beautiful half-timbered houses or via two flights of stairs.
The Gredhaus
Lower town
- The 1 Gredhaus
was built around 1500 directly at the harbor. It served as a central, urban trading and storage place for goods of all kinds. The wine and grain trade with Switzerland flourished for centuries. In the 19th century it was converted into a customs house. On the east side is the coat of arms of Bishop Hugo von Hohenlandenberg (1496-1530) and the city of Meersburg united under the miter.
- The 2 Lower town chapel
- The 1 Hotel Wilder Mann, Hotel since 1623 opposite the 3 Lower City Gate.
- The 4 Waterfront with an extensive gastronomic offer.
- The 5 Magic pillar by the artist Peter Lenk shows personalities from the city's history.
Upper Town
- 6 Meersburg Castle, Schloßplatz 10, 88709 Meersburg. Tel.: (0)7532 80 00 0.
Open: March-Oct 9 am-6:30pm, otherwise 10 am-6pm.Price: Admission adults: € 9.50, young people: € 7.50, children 6-13 years: € 5.50. - The oldest inhabited German castle, a building built in 1508 with four round towers, the foundation of which, however, dates back to the 7th century. The museum offers over 30 rooms, the tower can only be climbed with a guide. € 2.50.
- The Old lock was owned by the Bishops of Constance as early as the 13th century and gradually became their preferred residence after 1526. With the secularization of 1803 in the possession of the later Grand Duchy of Baden. In 1838 it was acquired by Joseph Freiherr von Laßberg and has been in private ownership ever since.
- Since 1841 the poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797-1848) stayed with her sister Jenny in the old castle, where she died in 1848. The Droste monument was created by Emil Stadelhofer on the 50th anniversary of his death in 1898.
New lock
- 7 Meersburg New Castle, Schlossplatz 12. Tel.: 49(0)75 28 0 79 41 0. Baroque prince-bishop's apartments, magnificent staircase, collections of the prince-bishops. - The New Palace was built under Johann Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg from 1704 to 1740, Damian Hugo von Schönborn from 1740 to 1743 and Cardinal Frank Konrad von Rodt from 1750 to 1775 as the residence of the Constance prince-bishops. With the secularization in 1803 in the possession of the later Grand Duchy of Baden, today property of the state of Baden-Württemberg.Open: 1 Apr-1 Nov Mon-Sun 9 a.m.-6.30 p.m., 2nd Nov-31 March 11 a.m.-4 p.m., guided tours 2 p.m. and by appointment.Price: Entry 5 €, including guide 7 €.
- 8 Zeppelin Museum, Schloßplatz 8, 88709 Meersburg. Tel.: (0)7532-7909. Open: March-mid-November daily 10 am-6pm.Price: Admission: € 4, children: € 2.
- 9 Gallery Bodenseekreis, Schlossplatz 13. Tel.: (0)7532 494129. Open: daily 10 am-5pm.Price: Admission adults € 6.
- 10 Fürstenhäusle Meersburg with Droste Museum, Stettener Strasse 11. Tel.: 49(0)75 32 60 88. The Fürstenhäusle was the retirement home of the poet Annette v. Droste-Hülshoff.Open: Apr-Oct Tue-Sat 10 a.m.-12.30 p.m. and 2-6 p.m., Sun 2-6 p.m.Price: Admission adults € 5.
- 11 Castle terrace - View of the lower town, the lake and the Alps.
- 1 Känzele lookout point with a wonderful view of the vineyards, the ship harbor, the lower town and Lake Constance. - Between the former stables (riding stables, today state winery) and the former seminary (today: Droste-Hülshoff-Gymanisum).
- 2 Mollplatz viewpoint - View of the old castle, the lower town, the lake and the Alps.
- 3 Friedrichshöhe viewpoint, above the Obertor - panoramic view of the historic old town, lake and Alps.
- 4 Baitenhauser Höhe viewpoint
- 5 Lookout point at the Wetterkreuz
Red upper gate
- Old town - beautiful half-timbered houses
- Around the market square and in Steingasse there are particularly picturesque houses in the upper town.
- The 12 town hall was mentioned as early as the 15th century. Extensive renovations were carried out in the 16th and especially in the 18th century. On the initiative of Prince-Bishop Maximilian Christoph von Rodt (1775-1800), a theater hall was set up in 1784, in which performances took place until 1912.
- The formerly 13 Rot'sche Hof belonged from 1772 to 1803 to the Upper Swabian monastery Rot an der Rot. It was acquired in 1806 by the merchant family Zimmermann, whose most famous family member was the Baden court painter Reinhard Sebastian Zimmermann (1815-1893).
- The 14 Riding school was laid out in the later 18th century as a riding stables and armory for the prince-bishops on the grounds of the court garden. From 1907 the Meersburg wine-growing domain, today the state winery and Droste-Hülshoff-Gymnasium. Partial demolition and reconstruction according to historical plans in the mid-1960s.
- 15 City parish church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary
- Bible gallery
- 16 Red upper gate, (15th century) with a pretty stepped gable
- Viticulture Museum - Vorburggasse 11
activities
Meersburg thermal baths
- 1 Meersburg thermal baths, Uferpromenade 12, 88709 Meersburg. Tel.: 49 (0)7532 440 2850. Thermal pool with whirlpool loungers and massage jets, outdoor pool with a direct view of Lake Constance, adventure pool with a lazy river, parent and child pool, lounger gallery, sundeck and panorama terrace.Open: daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.Price: Prices for an adult: bathing world from € 9.00 for 3 hours, open-air pool all day € 4.00, sauna world (including bathing world, open-air and lido) for 2 hours € 16.50
hike
- Riverside path to Hagnau, over the Haltnau estate, past the marina - 4 km
- Riverside path to Immenstaad - 8 km
- Panorama - high path through the vineyards to Hagnau - 5 km
- Oenology - Panorama Trail - 6 km
- Small Meersburg viewpoint - circular route - 4 km
shop
A grocery store is at the beginning of Daisendorfer Straße, on the outskirts of the upper town, near the tourist information and the Kath. Parish church.
Opposite is a Postbank ATM, if you follow Daisendorfer Straße uphill you will find a Sparkasse branch with an ATM.
At the end of Steigstrasse, in front of the Hotel Bären, there is a Volks / Raiffeisenbank with an ATM.
Numerous small shops (bakery, gift shop, bookstore, photo shop, pharmacy) are lined up along the Unterstadtstraße and along the Steigstraße on the way to the Upper Town. On Fridays there is a small weekly market on the market square in front of the town hall.
Details about this are best found on the city map, it is based on the Openstreetmap maps, which are very detailed here in the area.
kitchen
Roasted whitefish fillet right on the Meersburg promenade
- 1 Lake promenade, Seepromenade 14, 88709 Meersburg. Tel.: 49 (0)7532 495757. Outdoor seating right on the promenade.Open: daily, from November to February only during the day until 5 p.m.
- 2 Old post, Seepromenade 15, 88709 Meersburg. Tel.: 49 (0)7532 7811, Fax: 49(0)7532 48921, Email: [email protected]. The terrace is right next to the ship landing stage. Breakfast buffet from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.Open: March to October every day, March / April and October flexible day of rest.Price: fish dishes from 11.00 to 15.90, meat dishes from 9.50 to 14.30.
nightlife
Almost nonexistent. A little on the bank promenade, the Steigstrasse (each curfew at 23:00 o'clock) and in the "Schickeria" near the upper gate (as far as I know no curfew or a very "early" curfew).
accommodation
Wilder Mann Beach Hotel
- 2 Wilder Mann Beach Hotel, Bismarckplatz 2, 88709 Meersburg. Tel.: 49 (0) 7532 9011. with sunbathing lawn with direct access to the lake, swimming and boat mooring.Price: Single from € 70.00, double from € 95.00.
- 3 Hotel lake promenade, Seepromenade 14, 88709 Meersburg. Tel.: 49 (0)7532 495757. Located directly on the promenade. All rooms with bath / shower or bath / toilet, color TV, some with lake view.Price: single from € 49.00 double from € 75.00.
Half-timbered in the Upper City
- 4 Old post, Seepromenade 15, 88709 Meersburg. Tel.: 49 (0)7532 7811, Fax: 49(0)7532 48921, Email: [email protected]. Familiar small hotel on the promenade, guest house in the lower town. All rooms with shower and toilet, lake view in the main building.Open: March to October.Price: double room from € 65.00.
Hotel Garni Eden - Upper Town
- 5 Hotel Garni Eden, Menizhoferweg 4, 88709 Meersburg. Tel.: 49(0)7532 43050. Quiet location, close to the New Palace, the castle and the beach / thermal baths, public transport is only a few minutes' walk away. Comfortable equipment, free and sufficient parking spaces.Price: Single from € 95.00, double from € 139.00.
Practical advice
- 1 Meersburg Tourism, Kirchstrasse 4. Tel.: 49 75 32 4 40 - 4 00. Open: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.
trips
- Stilt houses in Unteruhldingen - The pile dwelling museum deals with the Stone Age and Bronze Age. It is the oldest open-air museum in Germany. The attraction is the recreated village that stands on poles. As a visitor, you feel as if you have been transported to a different time and you can see how people used to live and live. There used to be over 100 stake villages on Lake Constance with up to 500 inhabitants. · Approx. 5 km from Meersburg.
- Salem with Salem Castle and the Affenberg Salem, approx. 10 km.
- Take the ship to the flower island Mainau.
- Alternatively: by bike over the ferry to Constance and on beautiful but hilly paths to the Mainau.
- Fortress ruins Hohentwiel at To sing.
- Monastery church Birnau (Baroque) in the direction of Überlingen (Comfortable Mini bike tour down along the lake.)
literature
Web links
https://www.meersburg.de/ - Official website of Meersburg
