sentences:  Close by stands the "Imperia", a statue that was erected in 1993 to satirically commemorate the Council.In 1460, the Swiss Confederacy conquered Thurgau, Konstanz's natural hinterland.Konstanz then made an attempt to get admitted to the Swiss Confederacy, but the forest cantons voted against its entry, fearing over-bearing city states; Konstanz then joined the Swabian League instead.