Überlingen
Picturesquely situated on the shores of Lake Überlingen, the town is one of the most popular leisure and holiday destinations on Lake Constance. Überlingen, with its 23,000 inhabitants, has been a Kneipp spa since 1955 and offers a wide range of health treatments.
First mentioned in a document around 773, the former "Iburinga" developed from a Frankish administrative seat into a free imperial city that became prosperous through trade in salt, grain and wine. Remains from this time, such as the ramparts, defence towers and town ditches of the fortifications as well as numerous historical buildings are fascinating witnesses to Überlingen's past. Take a coffee break on a walk along the approximately five-kilometre-long lakeside promenade - the longest on Lake Constance - and enjoy the views of the lake and the Mediterranean-like atmosphere.
Überlingen offers its visitors a wide range of leisure activities. In addition to the sights in the town itself, there is also the possibility of visiting other Lake Constance towns comfortably by excursion boat. The hilly hinterland of Überlingen is also ideal for hiking enthusiasts.
Sights
The city hall was built in the 14th and 15th centuries, the Pfennigturm housed the mint. The famous city hall chamber was created by Jakob Rueß (1492 - 1494) and has a wood-carved arcade frieze and 41 statuettes of each three to four representatives of the estates of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. Today, the city hall chamber is still used as a meeting room.
The cathedral is the town's landmark and the largest late Gothic building on Lake Constance. It has a five-nave basilica with a particularly beautiful spatial effect and a magnificent high altar by the Überlingen master Jörg Zürn. A chapel was built around 1000, which was extended to its present form by 1576. Outstanding in the truest sense, the 66-metre-high north tower.
Founded in 1871, the museum moved into the Reichlin-von-Meldegg- House, a patrician house in the style of the early Renaissance, in 1913. As one of the oldest museums of cultural history in the Lake Constance region, it has collections worth seeing ranging from Gothic to Classicist works of art as well as testimonies to the history of the city and the region. The museum garden offers a wonderful view over the old town and Lake Überlingen.
Thermal pool with lake view! Thanks to the large thermal and adventure area, in addition to a well-tempered outdoor and indoor pool, you will find various saunas and a sauna garden, as well as a wellness area - ideal even in bad weather.
