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Markdorf

Coordinates: 47°43′15″N 09°23′30″E / 47.72083°N 9.39167°E / 47.72083; 9.39167
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Markdorf
File:Markdorf vom Gehrenberg.jpg
Location of Markdorf within Bodenseekreis district
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CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictBodenseekreis
Government
 • Mayor (2021–29) Georg Riedmann[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total40.92 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
Elevation
453 m (1,486 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total14,356
 • Density350/km2 (910/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
88677
Dialling codes07544
Vehicle registrationFN
Websitewww.markdorf.de

Markdorf is a town in Bodensee in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The town is near Lake Constance. It is 10 km northwest of Friedrichshafen. It is at the foot of the Gehrenberg mountain. The current mayor of Markdorf is Georg Riedmann from the CDU since 2013.

Markdorf was first mentioned in 817 AD. It got city rights since 1250. It was host to the church council before it was moved to Konstanz.

References[change]

  1. Bürgermeisterwahl Markdorf 2021, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)