Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Friedrichshafen, Germany

Hofen Abbey, also known as Friedrichshafen Castle, is a former Benedictine monastery on Lake Constance in the area of today's city of Friedrichshafen. It bears the name castle because it fell into the possession of the House of Württemberg after secularization in the 19th century.

Wikipedia: Kloster Hofen (DE)

The Evangelical Lutheran Castle Church is located at the end of Klosterstraße in Friedrichshafen and on the Lake Constance circular route and is an important building in the course of the Upper Swabian Baroque Road. Its two 55 m high towers are a striking landmark of the city of Friedrichshafen. At the time of its construction in 1702, it was the largest baroque church building on Lake Constance.

Wikipedia: Schlosskirche Friedrichshafen (DE), Website

The School Museum at Friedrichstraße 14 in Friedrichshafen is one of the largest school museums in Germany. It shows the history of the school in Germany on three floors. A special feature of the museum are the three original classrooms from 1850, 1900 and 1930, which were saved from demolition from old schoolhouses and were built into the museum rooms. In the classrooms, you can take a seat in the pews, experience for yourself how the equipment has changed over the centuries and try out a few things, for example writing on slates. There are also themed rooms such as the punishment room, the collection of teaching materials and a room on schools under National Socialism. Annual temporary exhibitions show new things from the history of childhood.

Wikipedia: Schulmuseum Friedrichshafen (DE)

The Friedrichshafen History Trail offers information on historically significant sites and buildings in the Baden-Württemberg city of Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance in Germany.

Wikipedia: Geschichtspfad Friedrichshafen (DE)

The Roman Catholic Church of St. Peter Canisius is located in Katharinenstraße in the city of Friedrichshafen. With 4,800 Catholics, the parish is the largest in Friedrichshafen.

Wikipedia: St. Petrus Canisius (Friedrichshafen) (DE)

The Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen is a museum in Friedrichshafen in Germany, the birthplace of the Zeppelin airship. The museum houses the largest collection on airship travel in the world, and chronicles the history of the Zeppelin airships. In addition, it is the only museum in Germany that combines technology and art. The museum has been in its current location at the Hafenbahnhof since it was reopened in 1996. The exhibition was designed by HG Merz.

Wikipedia: Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen (EN), Website

The Schussen motor ferry was a railway and automobile ferry on Lake Constance, which was used from 1929 to 1983 on the ferry line between Friedrichshafen and Romanshorn. After the ferry was retired, the superstructures were set up on land and serve as the clubhouse of the Sailing Motor Boat Club Friedrichshafen.

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