Werd (Lake Constance)
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Werd Island is the main island of the small island group Werd Islands in the westernmost part of the Lower Lake of Lake Constance just before the High Rhine leaves the part of the lake known as Rheinsee. It is located on Swiss territory between Stein am Rhein and Eschenz.
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Geography | |
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Location | Situated on lake Untersee (Lake Constance) |
Coordinates | 47°39′20″N 08°52′00″E |
Archipelago | Im Werd (also: Werd Islands) |
Area | 0.016 km2 (0.0062 sq mi) |
Length | 0.19 km (0.118 mi) |
Width | 0.11 km (0.068 mi) |
Highest elevation | 398 m (1306 ft) |
Administration | |
Canton | Thurgau |
Municipality | Eschenz |
Demographics | |
Population | 9 |
Official name | Insel Werd |
Part of | Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps |
Criteria | Cultural: (iv), (v) |
Reference | 1363-034 |
Inscription | 2011 (35th Session) |
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