| Radolfzell | |
| Type: | Town |
| Image Coa: | DEU Radolfzell am Bodensee COA.svg |
| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Regbzk: | Freiburg |
| District: | Konstanz |
| Population: | 30092 |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 08335063 |
| Area: | 58.58 |
| Elevation: | 398 |
| Coordinates: | 47.7333°N 66°W |
| Image Plan: | Radolfzell am Bodensee in KN.svg |
| Postal Code: | 78301-78315 |
| Area Code: | 07732 |
| Licence: | KN |
| Mayor: | Simon Gröger[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2021 - 29 |
| Bürgermeistertitel: | Lord Mayor |
| Party: | independent |
Radolfzell am Bodensee is a town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located at the western end of Lake Constance (Zeller Lake), approximately northwest of the city of Konstanz (Constance). It is the third largest town, after Konstanz and Singen, in the district of Konstanz.
It is situated in the Hegau region. The mouth of the river Radolfzeller Aach is located west of Radolfzell.
It is a well-known health care town (German: Mettnau-Kur).[2] In 1990, Radolfzell was named the Federal Environment Capital City of Germany.
This town developed out of a monastery founded in 826 AD as a "cell" under Bishop Radolf of Verona. The town belonged to the Abbey of Reichenau, then for a long time to the House of Habsburg, and for 40 years it was a Free Imperial City.
In the centre is the Gothic Cathedral German: Unserer lieben Frau, dating from the 15th century and decorated in the Baroque style in the 18th. One particularly beautiful feature is the Rosary altar by the Zürn brothers and the Master of the House's Altar (1750) which contains the relics of the local Radolfzell saints Theopont, Senesius and Zeno. The German: Hausherrenfest is celebrated in their honour every year on the third Sunday in July, and the next day a famous Water Procession is held, as it has been every year since 1797. The citizens of the nearby village of Moos make a pilgrimage to Radolfzell in picturesquely decorated boats to fulfil an ancient oath.
A notable structure in the town is the Austrian mansion in the market square, built in stages from the 17th to the 19th century, the knightly hall dating from 1626. Also of note are a number of historical Patrician houses.
Radolfzell was the birthplace of cartographer Martin Waldseemüller's mother.
(Lord Mayor since 1975)
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Radolfzell am Bodensee is twinned with:[3]
railway station is an important junction station on the High Rhine Railway (Basel Bad Bf–) and the Hegau-Ablach Valley Railway (leading to the Stahringen–Friedrichshafen railway to).
Radolfzell harbour is connected to Iznang, Reichenau Island and Konstanz via shipping route.
