Monastic Island of Reicheneau - UNESCO: World Heritage

1. Identification of the property
a Country (and State Party if different)
b State, Province or Region
c Name of Property
Federal Republic of Germany
Land Baden-Württemberg, Administrative Region of Freiburg
Monastic Island of Reichenau in Lake Constance (Klosterinsel
Reichenau im Bodensee)
d Exact location on map and indication of geographical coordinates
to be nearest second
The island of Reichenau is situated in the Untersee (Lower
Lake), the western part of Lake Constance. The geographical
coordinates define the northern-, western- southern- and
easternmost edges of the long island, including the causeway
to the mainland and a small area around the Kindlebildkapelle
(chapel) on the mainland which is included into
the nomination.
N = 47° 42´ 33´´ north
S = 47° 41´ 02´´ north
W= 26° 42´ 30´´ east
E = 26° 47´ 13´´ east
See enclosure B 1
e Maps and/or plans showing boundary of area proposed for inscription
and of any buffer zone
The outlines of the area nominated for the World Heritage
List are indicated in enclosure B2. The Lake Constance surrounding
the island completely forms a natural buffer zone.
Another buffer zone is created by the nature reserves and
conservation areas protecting the neighboring mainland
shorelines in Germany. The neighboring shore in Switzerland
is protected as the BNL-Area “Untersee-Hochrhein”. A
considerable part of the monastic island itself is an established
conservation area. The particular conservation areas
are named in enclosure B3.
2