![For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Walter v. Reichenau
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Walter von Reichenau, Generalfeldmarschall der faschistischen deutschen Wehrmacht (seit 1940), geboren: 8.10.1884 in Karlsruhe
gestorben: 17.1.1942 in der Sowjetunion.
Unser Bild zeigt ihn als Generalmajor und Chef des Wehrmachtsamts im Reichsministerium. (Aufnahme: 1933)
[Generalmajor Walter von Reichenau (Porträt)]
Abgebildete Personen:
Reichenau, Walter von: Generalfeldmarschall, Ritterkreuz (RK), Heer, Chef des Wehrmachtsamtes, Deutschland (GND 123390699)](https://prod-images.planyourroadtrips.com/img/city-images/reichenau-de-476889-90636/0-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-W0408-503__Walter_v._Reichenau.jpg?w=1080&q=80&f=webp)
![For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Generalfeldmarschall v. Reichenau gestorben.
Bei der Überführung in die Heimat ist der Generalfeldmarschall [Walter] von Reichenau, der an einem Schlaganfall erkrankt war, gestorben. Der Führer hat für den hochverdiensten Feldmarschall ein Staatsbegräbis angeordnet.
18.1. 1942 [Herausgabedatum]](https://prod-images.planyourroadtrips.com/img/city-images/reichenau-de-476889-90636/1-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-B05284__Walter_v._Reichenau.jpg?w=1080&q=80&f=webp)
landmark
Mainau Island
A Mediterranean flower island on Lake Constance bursts with palms, butterfly house and a baroque palace garden.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Reichenau
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Reichenau
Reichenau is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Gottlieben, 16km from Meersburg Castle.
Reichenau is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 5,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Gottlieben, about 6 km away.
Reichenau Island (German: [ˈʁaɪçənaʊ] ) is an island in Lake Constance in Southern Germany. It lies almost due west of the city of Konstanz, between the Gnadensee and the Untersee, two parts of Lake Constance. With a total land surface of 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) and a circumference of 11 km (6.8 mi), the island is 4.5 kmRead more
(2.8 mi) long and 1.5 km (0.93 mi) wide at its greatest extent. The highest point, the Hochwart, stands some 43 m (141 ft) above the lake surface and 438.7 m (1,439 ft) above mean sea level.
Reichenau is connected to the mainland by a causeway, completed in 1838, which is intersected between the ruins of Schopflen Castle and the eastern end of Reichenau Island by a 10-metre-wide (33 ft) and 95-metre-long (312 ft) waterway, the Bruckgraben. A low road bridge allows the passage of ordinary boats but not of sailing-boats.
Reichenau Abbey, founded on the island by bishop Pirmin in 724, quickly developed into an influential religious, cultural, and intellectual center. Because of its historical importance and the exceptional quality of the architecture and artwork found in the island's three churches and abbey, Reichenau was declared a World Heritage Site in 2000.
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What is there to see near Reichenau?
Within an hour or so of Reichenau: Mainau Island (10 km), Meersburg Castle (16 km), Autobau Erlebniswelt (28 km), Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen (32 km).
Are there any good drives near Reichenau?
The nearest famous roads are Schwägalp Pass, Sattelegg Pass and Furkajoch.
Where is Reichenau?
Reichenau is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 6 km from Gottlieben.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,144
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 47.6889, 9.0635
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 Reichenau
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Meersburg Castle
Germany's oldest inhabited castle overlooks Lake Constance from a vineyard terrace in a charming medieval old town.
16 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.
28 km · about 30 min 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.
32 km · about 35 min drive
waterfall
Rhine Falls
Europe's largest plain waterfall, spanning 150 meters wide and 23 meters high near the town of Schaffhausen.
34 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.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
Zürich Zoo
Progressive Swiss zoo known for its Masoala Rainforest hall, a massive indoor tropical ecosystem.
50 km · about 60 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.
52 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Reichenau
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.
- 65 kmSattelegg PassA low, year-round pass between the Sihl valley and Einsiedeln, a useful and pretty link rather than a challenge.
- 73 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 kmFurkajochA narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
- 79 kmIbergeregg PassA modest but scenic pass above Schwyz with long views to the Mythen peaks, usually kept open through winter.
- 80 kmPragel PassA narrow, steep pass linking the Muotatal to the Klöntal, closed to through traffic on Sundays and barred to coaches. One of the quietest genuinely wild roads in central Switzerland.
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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