What is Lake Constance?
[[File:Bodensee satellit.jpg|thumb|right|The lake from space]] '''Lake Constace''' or '''Lake of Constance''' ([[German language|German]]: ''Bodensee'') is a large [[lake]] on the [[river]] [[Rhine]]. It is on the border between [[Germany]] and [[Switzerland]] and [[Austria]]. It is the third largest lake in [[Central Europe]] after Lake [[Balaton]] and [[Lake Geneva]]. It is made of two smaller lakes (called ''Obersee'' and ''Untersee'' (Upper and lower lake) respectively). These are joined by a small part of river in [[Constance]]. The lake covers about {{convert|564|km2|mi2|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} of total area. There are three big [[island]]s in the lake. The islands [[Lindau]] and [[Mainau]] are in the ''Obersee''. [[Reichenau]] is in the ''Untersee''. The Obersee is about {{convert|63|km|mi|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} long, from [[Bregenz]] to [[Bodman-Ludwigshafen]]. It is about {{convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} wide at its widest point between [[Romanshorn]] and [[Friedrichshafen]]. The deepest point is {{convert|254|m|ft|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} deep, between [[Fischbach]] and [[Uttwil]] (just off Constance). The lake forms the border between Austria, Germany and Switzerland. On much of its length, this border has not been defined. Switzerland thinks the border runs through the middle of the lake. Austria thinks the lake is a [[condominium]] of all the countries. A condominium is a space that is governed by all countries taking part in it. Germany has no clear view. Other legal issues, like [[navigation]] and [[fishing]] are governed by separate [[treaty|treaties]]. About 62% of the lake's [[coast|shoreline]] belongs to Germany, about 33% to Switzerland, and the remaining 11% to Austria. In 1963, the whole lake froze. This has not happened since then. *German towns: **[[Konstanz]] **[[Radolfzell]] **[[Meersburg]] **[[Überlingen]] **[[Friedrichshafen]] **[[Lindau]] *Swiss towns: **[[Stein am Rhein]] **[[Kreuzlingen]] **[[Rorschach]] **[[Romanshorn]] **[[Arbon]] *Austrian towns: **[[Bregenz]] {{Commonscat}} [[Category:Ge