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Meersburg Castle
Germany's oldest inhabited castle overlooks Lake Constance from a vineyard terrace in a charming medieval old town.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Markdorf
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Markdorf
Markdorf works well as a base: 10 minutes from Oberteuringen, 9km from Meersburg Castle.
Markdorf is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 12,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Oberteuringen, about 6 km away.
Markdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈmaʁkdɔʁf] ) is a town in the Bodenseekreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. It is situated near Lake Constance, 10 km northwest of Friedrichshafen. Georg Riedmann has been the mayor of Markdorf since 2013.
Markdorf was first mentioned in AD 817 and it was given cityRead more
rights in 1250. It was host to the Church Council prior to that body being moved to Konstanz.
Markdorf, with its historic centre, lies beneath the Gehrenberg mountain, on the top of which is a 30m high climbable tower affording views over Lake Constance and the Swiss, Austrian and German Alps.
On 22 December 1939, the location was near to a major train accident which resulted in the deaths of 101 people.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Markdorf?
Within an hour or so of Markdorf: Meersburg Castle (9 km), Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen (10 km), Mainau Island (15 km), Autobau Erlebniswelt (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Markdorf?
The nearest famous roads are Schwägalp Pass, Furkajoch and Riedberg Pass.
Where is Markdorf?
Markdorf is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 6 km from Oberteuringen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 12,486
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 47.7192, 9.3903
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Markdorf
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
museum
Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
The world's largest airship collection, in the Bauhaus harbour station of the town where the giants were built, including a walk-through, full-scale reconstruction of the Hindenburg's passenger quarters.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Mainau Island
A Mediterranean flower island on Lake Constance bursts with palms, butterfly house and a baroque palace garden.
15 km · about 30 min drive
museum
Autobau Erlebniswelt
Racing driver Fredy Lienhard's supercar and motorsport collection in a former Romanshorn industrial plant on Lake Constance: Ferraris, Le Mans prototypes and Indy cars.
18 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Erwin Hymer Museum
Unique museum celebrating road trip culture with vintage camper vans, caravans, and dream routes from around the world.
37 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Appenzell
A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.
43 km · about 50 min drive
museum
Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn
One of the world's largest Rolls-Royce collections, filling a converted 19th-century mill in the Gütle valley near Dornbirn with Phantoms and Silver Ghosts once owned by royalty.
47 km · about 55 min drive
restaurant
Berggasthaus Aescher
An 1846 guesthouse pressed under a 100 m overhanging cliff below Ebenalp, made world-famous by a National Geographic cover; cable car from Wasserauen, then a 15-minute walk to rösti on the terrace.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Markdorf
9 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 52 kmSchwägalp PassThe road under the north face of the Säntis, ending at the cable car station. Green alpine pasture country rather than high rock.
- 60 kmFurkajochA narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
- 67 kmRiedberg PassGermany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
- 68 kmTriesenbergWalser mountain village terraced 400 m above the Rhine on the hairpin road to Malbun; its balcony viewpoints take in the entire principality and the Swiss Alpstein across the valley.
- 74 kmHochtannberg PassA pass linking the Bregenzerwald to Lech, held open through winter for the ski resorts.
- 77 kmSattelegg PassA low, year-round pass between the Sihl valley and Einsiedeln, a useful and pretty link rather than a challenge.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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