Editing Konstanz (section)

==Location==

[[File:Konstanz Imperia 01.jpg|thumb|The ''[[Imperia (statue)|Imperia]]'' statue at the [[Lake Constance]] harbour of Konstanz is the city's famous landmark]]
The city is located in the state of [[Baden-Württemberg]] and situated at the banks of Lake Constance (''Bodensee'' in German). The river [[Rhine]], which starts in the [[Swiss Alps]], passes through Lake Constance and leaves it, considerably larger, by flowing under a bridge connecting the two parts of the city. North of the river lies the larger part of the city with residential areas, industrial estates, and the University of Konstanz; while south of the river is the old town, which houses the administrative centre and shopping facilities in addition to the ''Hochschule'' or the ''University of Applied Sciences''. Car ferries provide access across Lake Constance to [[Meersburg]], and the ''Katamaran'' provides a shuttle service for pedestrians to [[Friedrichshafen]]. The [[Germany–Switzerland border]] runs along the southwestern and southern edge of the city, demarcating it from the Swiss town of [[Kreuzlingen]].