Friedrichshafen, Germany
Friedrichshafen is a town of 58,403 people in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, founded in 1811.
Why visit Friedrichshafen
Townapedia lists 59 museums and landmarks, 70 parks and trails, 243 places to eat, 41 places to stay and 26 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Cineplex Friedrichshafen, Bauer Baur Ländisch Gut, Schulmuseum and Zeppelin Museum.
Weather in Friedrichshafen
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Friedrichshafen
Friedrichshafen (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪçsˌhaːfn̩] or [fʁiːdʁɪçsˈhaːfn̩] ; Low Alemannic: Hafe or Fridrichshafe) is a city on the northern shoreline of Lake Constance (the Bodensee) in Southern Germany, near the borders of both Switzerland and Austria. It is the district capital (Kreisstadt) of the Bodensee district in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg. Friedrichshafen has a population of about 63,000.
From the Wikipedia article Friedrichshafen (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Friedrichshafen on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do26
Cineplex Friedrichshafen
Cinema and theater · 1.0 km
14 Meistershofener Straße, Friedrichshafen
Sa,Su 15:45-20:45; Mo-Fr 18:45-20:45
Bauer Baur Ländisch Gut
Farm and orchard · 1.7 km
22 Teuringer Straße, Friedrichshafen
08:00-12:00,15:00-18:30; Sa 08:00-12:00; Su,PH off
herzlich Bioladen
Farm and orchard · 3.4 km
13 Schnetzenhauser Straße, Friedrichshafen
Mo-Fr 09:00-12:30,14:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-13:00
Obsthof Knoblauch
Farm and orchard · 2.9 km
Tu,Th,Fr 09:00-12:00,15:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-12:00; Mo,We,Su,PH off
Obsthof Erath
Farm and orchard · 2.9 km
Verkaufsraum von Obsthof Erath ist in Bodenseestraße 83/1
Mo-Su 07:00-19:00
Verkaufsautomaten Obsthof Büchele
Farm and orchard · 2.2 km
Regionale, saisonabhängige Lebensmittel, z.B. Äpfel, Eier, Apfelsaft, Milch und Fleisch. Außerdem Brot von "brot & brüder".
24/7
14 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks59
Schulmuseum
Museum · 0.7 km
Kulturgeschichtliches Museum
14 Friedrichstraße, Friedrichshafen
Apr-Oct: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; Nov-Mar: Tu-Su 14:00-17:00
Zeppelin Museum
Museum · 0.9 km
Großmuseum mit verschiedenen Sparten. Ab 16 Uhr nur noch 9€ Eintritt.
22 Seestraße, Friedrichshafen
May-Oct: Mo-Su 09:00-17:00; Nov-Apr: Tu-Su 10:00-17:00
Dornier Museum Friedrichshafen
Museum · 3.5 km
1 Claude-Dornier-Platz, Friedrichshafen
Tu-Su 10:00-17:00; May-Oct: 09:00-17:00
Kunstverein
Museum · 0.9 km
6 Buchhornplatz, Friedrichshafen
We,Th,Fr 15:00-19:00; Sa,Su,PH 11:00-17:00
Schauhaus im Zeppelindorf
Museum · 1.1 km
12 König-Wilhelm-Platz, Friedrichshafen
May-Oct: Su 12:00-17:00
Bild & Macht
Museum · 0.9 km
Sich jährlich ändernde Wechselausstellung. 2025/26: Die Ausstellung: "Bild und Macht. Zeppelin-Fotografie im Fokus" beleuchtet erstmals...
2025 Jun 06-2026 Apr 12: 09:00-17:00
Galerie Gros
Museum · 0.6 km
Petra und Frieder Gros verwalten den künstlerischen Nachlass von Prof. André Ficus.
31 Friedrichstraße, Friedrichshafen
Tettnang Castle
Museum · 8.3 km
Building in Tettnang, Tübingen Government Region, Bade-Württemberg, Germany
Schloss Friedrichshafen
Monument and historic site · 1.1 km
1 Schloßstraße, Friedrichshafen
47 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds70
Wellenfreibad Ailingen
Sports field and stadium · 3.4 km
4 Leonie-Fürst-Straße, Friedrichshafen
May 18-Sep 15: 09:00-20:00
58 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes243
CAP-Café
Cafe · Coffee, Cake · 1.7 km
Öffentliches Café im CAP Rotach mit Seeblick und hausgemachten Kuchen
2 Lindauer Straße, Friedrichshafen
Sa-Su 13:00-18:00
Café und mehr
Restaurant · German, Burger, Snack · 1.6 km
Restaurant mit gutbürgerlicher Küche, Biergarten und Caféangebot an der Rotachbrücke
100 Eckenerstraße, Friedrichshafen
Mo-Tu,Fr-Sa 14:00-21:00; Su,PH 11:30-21:00; We-Th off
CaféZeit Knor
Cafe · Coffee Shop
Auch täglich wechselndes Mittagsmenü zwischen 11:30-13:30. Am besten telefonisch reservieren.
34 Allmandstraße, Friedrichshafen
Mo-Fr 06:45-18:00; Sa-Su off
Delphi
Restaurant · Mediterranean · 0.9 km
Zugang von Seestraße und Karlstraße möglich
20 Seestraße, Friedrichshafen
Mo-Su 11:00-22:30
Fischerstüble Friedrichshafen
Restaurant · German, Italian, Pizza, Fish · 1.7 km
Restaurant mit deutsch-italienischer Küche, Biergarten und Vereinsheim des Angelsportvereins Friedrichshafen
7 Untereschstraße, Friedrichshafen
Tu-Fr 11:00-14:00,17:00-22:00; Sa 16:00-22:00; Su...
Gaststätte Schwanen
Restaurant · German, Regional, Fish · 0.6 km
Schwäbische Gaststätte mit regionaler Küche und Gartenterrasse
32 Friedrichstraße, Friedrichshafen
Mo-Tu,Th-Sa 17:00-22:00; Su 11:30-14:00; We off
Laguna
Restaurant · Spanish, Tapas · 0.6 km
Spanisches Tapas Restaurant
18 Friedrichstraße, Friedrichshafen
Tu 17:30-22:00; We,Th 11:30-14:00,17:30-22:00; Fr 17:30-22:30; Sa...
Restaurant Peters
Restaurant · German, Regional · 3.7 km
Restaurant im Hotel Gerbe mit regionaler Küche und Abendservice
14 Hirschlatter Straße, Friedrichshafen
Tu-Sa 18:00-22:30; Su-Mo off
Zeppelin Dorfkrug
Restaurant · Regional · 1.1 km
Gutbürgerliches Restaurant mit sehr guten Onlinebewertungen
2 König-Wilhelm-Platz, Friedrichshafen
Mo off; Tu-Sa 17:00-22:00; Su 10:00-14:00,17:00-22:00
.jpg){kind=link}
Zeppelin Hangar Steakhouse
Restaurant · Barbecue, Steak House · 3.2 km
134 Messestraße, Friedrichshafen
Tu-Sa 17:30-22:00
231 more on the map.
Where to stay41
Churches and places of worship26
Baptisten Friedrichshafen (Evangelisch-freikirchliche Gemeinde)
Church · Baptist · 2.2 km
1 Rotkreuzstraße, Friedrichshafen
Erlöserkirche
Church · Lutheran · 1.7 km
15 Lilienstraße, Friedrichshafen
Friedenskapelle Hofen St. Johannes von Nepomuk
Church · Catholic · 0.7 km
1 Brühlpfad, Friedrichshafen
Kapelle St. Georg
Church · Catholic · 2.0 km
49 Ravensburger Straße, Friedrichshafen
Pfarrkirche St. Mariä Geburt
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.7 km
10 Römerweg, Friedrichshafen
St. Johannes Baptist
Church · Roman Catholic · 3.5 km
9 Ittenhauser Straße, Friedrichshafen
Shopping45
Gas and EV charging15
SB-Tankstelle am Marktkauf
Gas station · 1.8 km
20 Äußere Ailinger Straße, Friedrichshafen
Schools, colleges and libraries39
Mädchen- und Jungenrealschule St. Elisabeth
School · Catholic · 0.9 km
Healthcare15
Map of Friedrichshafen
250 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 3 km away.
- Meckenbeuren 8 km northeast, about 8 min by car
- Tettnang 9 km east, about 9 min by car
- Markdorf 9 km northwest, about 9 min by car
- Ravensburg 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Weingarten 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Konstanz 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Überlingen 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Pfullendorf 34 km northwest, about 34 min by car
- Bad Saulgau 40 km north, about 40 min by car
- Stockach 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
Loading what members have shared...
Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Blick vom Moleturm auf die Altstadt von Friedrichshafen, Themenmixer auf flickr.com, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Friedrichshafen, Graf-Zeppelin-Gymnasium v SO, 1, Renardo la vulpo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen, Graf-Zeppelin-Gymnasium, Aufschrift, 1, Renardo la vulpo, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-painting-37ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-nave-organ-23ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-temple-41ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-sgraffito-35ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-temple-44ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-side chapel-holy mary-14ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-stained glass-infoboard-11ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-stained glass-12ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-temple-42ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-sgraffito-34ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-statue-33ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-porta-Parsonage-03ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-altar-25ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-nave-altar-21ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-statue-31ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-Parsonage-04ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-temple-43ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-organ-24ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-01ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-statue-32ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-choir stalls-27ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-Porta-06ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-church window-05ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-02ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-choir stalls-26ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-stained glass-13ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-painting-38ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-painting-36ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Saint Petrus Canisius-confessional-28ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Technical Town Hall-Statues-02ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Technical Town Hall-Statues-03ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen-Technical Town Hall-Statues-01ASD, Asurnipal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aerial image of the Tettnang Castle (view from the east), Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Außenansicht Zeppelin Museum, ZMF, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Zeppelin Universität-2450, DKrieger, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Zeppelin Stadion Friedrichshafen, Fruchtzwerg94, CC BY-SA 3.0
- FN Dornier Museum, Lorenz Walthert from Schweiz, CC BY 2.0
- Bodensee-Schule St. Martin, Fb1996, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bodenseebibliothek, Fb1996, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2013 10 13 Bilder vom Schulgebäude03, 45sonne, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Klinikum Friedrichshafen, Medizin Campus Bodensee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Friedrichshafen castle, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schussen Ferry 1954, Werner Friedli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- FN Schulmuseum, Xocolatl ( talk ) 19:03, 6 March 2014 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0
- FN Villa Jehle Zeichnung, Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- St. Columban Friedrichshafen, No machine-readable author provided. Androl assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Friedrichshafen Schlosskirche außen 1, Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- Capitol (1), Fb1996, CC BY-SA 3.0
- FN Ailingen Pfarrkirche 2, Photo: Andreas Praefcke, CC BY 3.0
- Friedhofkapelle St. Johann Nepomuk, Fb1996, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St. Blasius-Kapelle Friedrichshafen, Fruchtzwerg94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kapelle St Georg Friedrichshafen, Fruchtzwerg94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alte Kirche St Mariä Geburt Friedrichshafen, Fruchtzwerg94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus in Berg (Friedrichshafen), Manfredo11, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Erlöserkirche Friedrichshafen, Fruchtzwerg94, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, nvbwseifert, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_KK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_KK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, czmrtn, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mcliquid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mcliquid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_KK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, VIA_KK, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, vst, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, msdess, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mcliquid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mcliquid, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, mcliquid, CC BY-SA 4.0
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Page built November 8, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Tell us or suggest a place.