Werd
Werd Island is the main island of the small island group Werd Islands in the westernmost part of the Lower Lake of Lake Constance just before the High Rhine leaves the part of the lake known as the Rhine Lake.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Lake Constance, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Werd Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Otmar Pilgrimage Chapel and St. George’s Abbey, Stein am Rhein.
St. Otmar Pilgrimage Chapel
Church
Photo: Roland Zumbuehl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Otmar Pilgrimage Chapel is a church.
St. George’s Abbey, Stein am Rhein
Monastery
Photo: Manecke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. George's Abbey, Stein am Rhein was a Benedictine monastery in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stein am Rhein and Eschenz.
Stein am Rhein
Photo: Dicklyon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stein am Rhein is a town in the eastern part of Switzerland. It is situated on the river Rhine, at the western end of Lake Constance. It is famous for its medieval town centre, including many half-timbered houses and frescoes.
Eschenz
Village
Eschenz is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland.
Wagenhausen
Village
Wagenhausen is a municipality in Frauenfeld District in the canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. The municipality includes the settlements of Etzwilen, Kaltenbach and Rheinklingen.
Werd
- Categories: island, archaeological site, locality, and landform
- Location: Thurgau, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.65541° or 47° 39′ 20″ northLongitude
8.86653° or 8° 51′ 60″ eastElevation
398 metres (1,306 feet)Open location code
8FVCMV48+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 7659639OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Werd” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “韋爾德島”
- Chinese: “韦尔德岛”
- Dutch: “Werd”
- French: “île de Werd”
- French: “Île de Werd”
- German: “Insel Werd”
- German: “Mittleres Werdli”
- German: “Unteres Werdli”
- German: “Werd”
- German: “Werdinsel”
- Italian: “isola Werd”
- Italian: “Isola Werd”
- Italian: “Werd”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Werd i Bodensjøen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Werd i Constancesjøen”
- Spanish: “Isla Werd”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kloster Insel Werd and Pontoniere.
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