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Meersburg

Meersburg is a small town on the north shore of Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. After the city of Constance adopted the Reformation in the 1520s, the prince-bishops of Constance moved their residence there, later building a baroque New Palace beside the medieval Old Castle. The poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff lived and died in the Old Castle.

Meersburg
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Prince-Bishopric of ConstanceFree Imperial City of Constance

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Meersburg. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/meersburg
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