Altstadt
Altstadt is the German language word for "old town", and generally refers to the historical town or city centre within the old town or city wall, in contrast to younger suburbs outside.
Altstadt is the German language word for "old town", and generally refers to the historical town or city centre within the old town or city wall, in contrast to younger suburbs outside. Neustadt, the logical opposite of Altstadt, mostly stands for a part of the "Altstadt" in modern sense, sometimes only a few years younger than the oldest part, e. g. a late medieval enlargement.
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Worth seeing in and around Altstadt
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps
Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are a series of prehistoric pile dwelling settlements in and around the Alps built from about 5000 to 500 BC on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands. In 2011, 111 sites located variously in Switzerland, Italy, Germany, France, Austria and Slovenia were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
4.2 km · series of stilt houses built near the Alps mountain range · Wikipedia - 02University of Konstanz
The University of Konstanz is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its main campus was opened on the Gießberg in 1972 after being founded in 1966.
3.5 km · university in Konstanz, Germany · Wikipedia - 03Konstanz Minster
Konstanz Minster or Konstanz Cathedral is a historical building in Konstanz, southern Germany, the proto-cathedral of the former Roman Catholic diocese of Konstanz.
400 m · Roman Catholic church building in Constance, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, formerly the cathedral of the Diocese of Constance · Wikipedia - 04Kreuzlingen Abbey
Kreuzlingen Abbey, in Kreuzlingen in Switzerland, on the border with Germany, was founded in about 1125 by Ulrich I of Dillingen, Bishop of Constance, as a house of Augustinian Canons. In 1848, the government of the Canton of Thurgau dissolved the monastery and took over its property.
1.7 km · monastery in Kreuzlingen in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland · Wikipedia - 05Petershausen Abbey
Petershausen Abbey was a Benedictine imperial abbey at Petershausen, now a district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
900 m · monastery · Wikipedia - 06Bommer Weiher
The Bommer Weiher are a series of fish ponds near Alterswilen in the municipality of Kemmental, Canton of Thurgau, Switzerland. Their surface area is about 0.15 km2.
4.9 km · lake in Thurgau, Switzerland · Wikipedia - 07Dominicans Island
The Dominican Island or Constance Island is an island in Lake Constance immediately east of the city of Constance. With an area of 1.8 hectares, it is one of the smaller islands in the lake.
500 m · small island in Lake Constance · Wikipedia - 08Constance University of Applied Sciences
Konstanz University of Applied Sciences or HTWG, is a German university of applied sciences located in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg. It is a member of Lake Constance Arts & Sciences Association.
700 m · German university · Wikipedia - 09Bodensee Arena
Bodensee Arena is an arena in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland. It is primarily used for ice hockey and is the home arena of HC Thurgau and EHC Kreuzlingen-Konstanz.
800 m · arena · Wikipedia - 10Gottlieben Castle
Gottlieben Castle is a castle in the municipality of Gottlieben in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.
2.8 km · castle in Gottlieben in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Old towns can have architecture not found anywhere else in the world. Institutional buildings tend to be in well-known architectural styles, such as Gothic, Renaissance or styles of particular empires. Other buildings might have a distinctive vernacular style, such as Nordic folk architecture.
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Things to do
Guided tours are offered in many old towns, usually on foot. These give a chance to get a sense of orientation, and a presentation of the town's history and architecture. Several old towns are served by horse-carriage rides, in old-style carriages. These are often costly, far from genuine, and should primarily be considered if a guided tour is included. Animal ethics can be a concern.
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Where to eat
As old towns are frequented by travellers, meals can be overpriced and only so-so quality wise; in particular near the most frequented venues. Due to lack of modern utilities, hygiene might be deficient. However, good restaurants can also be found. The best places to eat are places popular with locals.
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Getting to Altstadt
- Airports
- Bodensee Friedrichshafen (FDH), 25 km · Zürich (ZRH), 52 km · Memmingen Allgau (FMM), 87 km
- Stations
- Konstanz station, 400 m · Imperia, 600 m · Kreuzlingen railway station, 1 km · Kurzrickenbach Seepark station, 2.6 km · Kreuzlingen Hafen Station, 1.4 km
- Memmingen → Altstadt82 km · quickest by road, 2h 48m · €14–20
- Stuttgart → Altstadt125 km · quickest by road, 2h 29m · €18–25
- Rheinmünster → Altstadt148 km · quickest by road, 3h 18m · €20–28
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Altstadt
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Altstadt. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inBy car 1 hour to Konstanz (take the car ferry between Meersburg and Konstanz).
- Get inThe fastest connections are : Car ferry from Meersburg, runs several times an hour from 06:00 until 24:00, and once an hour from 00:00 until 06:00.
- Get inApart from Meersburg and Friedrichshafen, the ferries to and from Konstanz call in.
From Wikivoyage: Konstanz, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Altstadt
Altstadt is 57 km from Zürich, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Constancecity in Germany300 m
- Kreuzlingencity in the canton of Thurgau in north-eastern Switzerland1.7 km
- Münsterlingenmunicipality in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland5.6 km
- Bottighofenmunicipality in Switzerland3.1 km
- Kreuzlingen Districtdistrict of the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland3.1 km
- Tägerwilenmunicipality in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland3.2 km