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City in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Überlingen is a city of 23,000 people (2020) in the south of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is part of the Bodensee region (Lake Constance) bordering Austria, Switzerland and Germany.
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Überlinger Stollen
Underground facility built during World War II for arms manufacturing. 170 prisoners died during the construction of the underground shelter.
Bodenseereiter
Sculpture by Peter Lenk
St. Nicholas church
The Frescoes, windows and carvings are beautiful.
Takes about 90 minutes. Maps are available.
Admire houses in the old Fachwerk style.
Creative cooking, fish specialities
Simple local pizzeria.
Badish specialities, regional ingredients, beer parlour
By bus
Regional bus line 7395 runs between Überlingen and Friedrichshafen (Hafen) every half-hour during the week, hourly on weekends.
By bicycle
There is a bicycle circuit the entire way around Lake Constance, passing through Überlingen. There's a free air-pump station at the main train stop.
By boat
There are also ferries operating from other cities bordering Lake Constance, including Constance, Meersburg, Rorschach and Bregenz (Austria). The Meersburg-Constance ferry includes car service.
There are 8 local bus routes around town which converge at the central bus station next to the main train stop.
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Friedrichshafen · International · FDH
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