Radolfzell

Radolfzell am Bodensee is a town in Germany at the western end of Lake Constance approximately 18 km northwest of Konstanz. It is the third largest town, after Constance and Singen, in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg.

Radolfzell
Town
Centre of the town
Centre of the town
Coat of arms of Radolfzell
Coat of arms
Location of Radolfzell within Konstanz district
Radolfzell is located in Germany
Radolfzell
Radolfzell
Radolfzell is located in Baden-Württemberg
Radolfzell
Radolfzell
Coordinates: 47°44′N 8°58′E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictKonstanz
Government
 • Lord mayor (2021–29) Simon Gröger[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total58.58 km2 (22.62 sq mi)
Elevation
398 m (1,306 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total32,043
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
78301-78315
Dialling codes07732
Vehicle registrationKN
Websitewww.radolfzell.de

Radolfzell is a well-known health care town (Mettnau) and an important railway junction of the High Rhine Railway and the Hegau-Ablach Valley Railway (leading to the Stahringen–Friedrichshafen railway). In 1990 Radolfzell was named the Federal Environment Capital City of Germany.

History

This town developed out of a monastery founded in 826 AD as a "cell" under Bishop Radolf of Verona. The town belonged to the Abbey of Reichenau, then to the house of Habsburg for a long time, and for 40 years was a Free Imperial City. In the centre is the gothic Cathedral of our Dear Lady, dating from the 15th century and decorated in the baroque style in the 18th. One particularly beautiful feature is the Rosary altar by the Zürn brothers and the Master of the House's Altar (1750) which contains the relics of the local Radolfzell saints Theopont, Senesius and Zeno. The "Hausherrenfest" is celebrated in their honour every year on the third Sunday in July, and the next day a famous Water Procession is held, as it has been every year since 1797. The citizens of the nearby village of Moos make a pilgrimage to Radolfzell in picturesquely decorated boats to fulfil an ancient oath. Also, there is the Austrian mansion in the market square, built in stages from the 17th to the 19th century, the knightly hall dating from 1626, and various historical patrician houses.

Radolfzell was the birthplace of the cartographer Martin Waldseemüller's mother.

Cathedral Unserer lieben Frau
Radolfzell View from Höri

Mayors

(Lord Mayor since 1975)

  • Before 1700 Baltasar Feldkirch
  • 1793–1808: Anton Leibes
  • 1808–1814: Josef Hermanuz
  • 1815–1816: Max Frey
  • 1817–1822: Peter Mayer
  • 1823–1825: Josef Grüner
  • 1825–1838: Anton Spachholz
  • 1838–1851: Johann Baptist Mohr
  • 1851–1852: Josef Spachholz
  • 1852–1864: Johann Häusler
  • 1864–1865: Johann Drescher
  • 1866–1867: Dominik Noppel
  • 1867–1880: Josef Anton Vogt
  • 1880–1891: Konstantin Noppel
  • 1891–1894: August Sommer
  • 1894–1902: Franz Mattes
  • 1902–1911: Heinrich Riedlinger
  • 1911–1934: Otto Blesch
  • 1934–1935: Eugen Speer
  • 1935–1942: Josef Jöhle
  • 1942–1945: August Kratt, temp assistant
  • 1945: Otto Blesch
  • 1945–1955: Wilhelm Gohl
  • 1955–1968: Hermann Albrecht
  • 1968–1976: Fritz Riester
  • 1976–2000: Günter Neurohr (1935-2011)
  • 2000–2013: Jörg Schmidt, (born 1960)
  • 2013–2021: Martin Staab (born 1964)
  • 2021–  : Simon Gröger

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Radolfzell am Bodensee is twinned with:[3]

Notable people
  • Marcus Teggingeri (1540–1600), Roman Catholic prelate
  • Joseph Victor von Scheffel (1826–1886) poet and novelist, retired in Radolfzell.[4]
  • Emil Joseph Diemer (1908–1990), chess player
  • Wolfgang Ruf (born 1941), musicologist and academic
  • Werner Bodendorff (born 1958), musicologist and writer
  • Josef Eichkorn (born 1956), football coach
  • Jörg Baberowski (born 1961), historian
  • Patrick Baur (born 1965), tennis player
  • Sabine Auer (born 1966), tennis player
  • Pit Beirer (born 1972), motocross rider
  • Markus Knackmuß (born 1974), footballer
  • Kristof Wilke (born 1985), belt rower
  • Anna-Lena Forster (born 1995), para-alpine skier

References
  1. Bürgermeisterwahl 2021, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 3 February 2022.
  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.
  3. "Partnerstädte". radolfzell.de (in German). Radolfzell am Bodensee. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
  4. "Scheffel, Joseph Viktor" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 315–316.
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