Constance

On my walk through the State Museum of Archaeology in Constance (Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg) I came across this interesting depiction. It shows a mobile baking oven which used to suppy the crowds with bread during the Council of Constance (1414-1418). Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg (Website)

The statue of Imperia stands at the port of Constance (Konstanz). It reminds of the Council of Constance in the years 1414-1418. [German] Sources / More info Council of Constance (Wikipedia) Imperia (Wikipedia)

A traveller with a weakness for trains tells about the Seehas Railway, named after a mythical creature living in Lake Constance.

The Hus Museum (Hus-Museum) is situated at the the Hus-Haus which was supposed to be the harbourage of Jan Hus before he got arrested in Constance. During my stay in Constance an historian told me, this is wrong. Jan Hus did probably stay in another building. The Hus Museum is worth a visit anyway. By the way another…

While crossing Lake Constance from Meersburg to Constance by boat I took this photo of a conspicuous white colored tower named Otto-Moericke-Turm. It is a former water tower which houses a youth hostel now. A fine address if one would like to stay at something special. Otto-Moericke-Turm Youth Hostel (Website) Otto-Moericke-Turm (Wikipedia)

Ha, isn’t it a cutie? I saw this microcar generally known as Heinkel Kabine at the Internationale Bodenseewoche. This traditional festival takes place at the harbour of Constance’s historic city center. It’s not only a meeting point for lovers of classic cars but also for powerful boats. [German] Sources / More info Internationale Bodenseewoche (Website) Heinkel Kabine (Wikipedia)

In this building Pope Martin V was elected in the year 1417. This was a very important event during the Council of Constance (1414-1418). The name of this building still reminds on this event: Council Building (Konzilgebäude). [German] Today this former market hall is used as restaurant and event location. So there is a chance to…

At the Rosgartenmuseum I visited an exhibition which told about the life in Constance in the years of the council. At this museum there is also a copy of a chronicle exhibited which is considered as the main source about the live around the council: ‘The Chronicle of the Council of Constance by Ulrich von Richental’. Ulrich von Richental…

A plaque with a three-headed peacock seen in the streets of Constance (Konstanz). Why are three heads wearing a tiara each of them? At the beginning of the 15th century, there were three popes in power at the same time. At the Council of Constance (Konstanzer Konzil) influential people of whole Europe met and tried to…

Every year at the State Museum of Archaeology in Constance an exhibition takes place in cooperation with the toy company Playmobil. In 2014 the Council of Constance (1414-1418) was the topic of the exhibition with the title ‘Voll bis unters Dach‘. The exhibition showed not only important episodes of these four years but also told about the…

The former monastery of the Dominicans situated on a tiny island in front of Constance (Konstanz) accommodates a hotel now. So guests of this hotel and its restaurant have the chance to walk along this cloister decorated with paintings by Carl von Haeberlin. Sources / More info Dominicans Island (Wikipedia)

The stone of Hus (Hussenstein) marks the supposed spot where Jan Hus was burned at the stake on 6 July 1415. Though the black boulder was named after Hus it also reminds of another victim burned at the same spot: Jerome of Prague. Jerome of Prague (Wikipedia) Jan Hus (Wikipedia)