Konstanz (US: / ˈ k ɔː n s t ɑː n t s /, German: [ˈkɔnstants] (), locally: [ˈkɔnʃtants] (); also written as Constance in English) is a university city with approximately 83,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south of Germany.The city houses the University of Konstanz and was the residence of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Konstanz for more than …

Bühl is a town in the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, about 10 km (6.2 mi) South of Baden-Baden. Bühl is the third largest town in Rastatt County (Landkreis), after Rastatt itself and Gaggenau. Due to its location, size and importance it has become a central place for numerous towns, townships and villages in the neighbourhood.

Baden-Baden (German pronunciation: [ˈbaːdn̩ ˈbaːdn̩] ()) is a spa town in the state of Baden-Württemberg, south-western Germany, at the north-western border of the Black Forest mountain range on the small river Oos, ten kilometres (six miles) east of the Rhine, the border with France, and forty kilometres (twenty-five miles) north-east of Strasbourg, France.

History of Switzerland; Early history; Prehistory; Roman era (200 BC – AD 400) Alemannia · Burgundy (400–900) Swabia · Burgundy (900–1300) Old Swiss Confederacy ... but during the 16th century Zürich permanently assumed the chair (Vorort) and Baden became the seat. The Tagsatzung dealt with inter-cantonal affairs and was the court of ...