What is Konstanz?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_photo = Rheintorturm in Konstanz.jpg |image_caption = ''Rheintorturm'', a section of the former city wall of Konstanz at [[Lake Constance]] |image_flag = Flagge Konstanz.svg |image_coa = Wappen Konstanz.svg |coordinates = {{coord|47|40|N|9|11|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Konstanz in KN.svg |state = Baden-Württemberg |region = Freiburg |district = Konstanz |elevation = 405 |area = 55.65 |population = 81692 |Stand = 2014-12-31 |postal_code = 78462–78467 |area_code = 07531, 07533 |licence = KN |Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 3 35 043 |divisions = 15 |website = {{url|http://www.konstanz.de/}} |mayor = [[Ulrich Burchardt]] |Bürgermeistertitel = Oberbürgermeister |party = [[Christian Democratic Union of Germany|CDU]] }} '''Konstanz''' ([[English language|English]] often '''Constance''') is a [[university]] town with a [[population]] of around 80,000. It is on the shore of [[Lake Constance]], in the south-west corner of [[Germany]], near [[Switzerland]]. The history of the city goes back to [[Ancient Rome]]. In the [[15th century]], the [[Council of Constance]] was held there and ended the [[Western Schism]]. [[Jan Hus]] was burned as a [[heretic]] at the council. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline}} {{Cities and towns in Konstanz (district)}} {{authority control}} {{multistub|geo|Europe}} [[Category:Konstanz| ]] [[Category:Konstanz (district)]]