Hoy
Hoy is an uninhabited island in Lake Constance in Germany. It lies 400 metres east of the island of Lindau in the Bay of Reutin and 100 metres south of the lakeshore near the mouth of the Oberreitnauer Ach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bullenwächter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in Lake Constance, Germany
- Also known as: “Insel Hoy”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lindau-Reutin station and Inselhalle.
Lindau-Reutin station
Railway station
Lindau-Reutin station is a junction station in the town of Lindau, where the Aeschach curve branches off from the Vorarlberg Railway. It is also a border station with Austria. Lindau-Reutin station is situated 600 metres northeast of Hoy.
Inselhalle
Convention center
Photo: Simon04, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Inselhalle is a convention center, which is situated 1 km west of Hoy.
Lindau Lighthouse
Photo: A,Ocram, Public domain.
The Lindau Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Lindau, on Lake Constance. It is the southernmost lighthouse in Germany, and the only lighthouse in Bavaria. It is 33 metres tall and has a circumference of 24 metres at its base. Notably, it has a clock in its facade. Lindau Lighthouse is situated 1¼ km southwest of Hoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lindau and Bösenreutin.
Lindau
Photo: Taxiarchos228, FAL.
Lindau is a city in southern Bavaria on the shore of Lake Constance or the Bodensee. It lies on the border of the Austrian federal-state of Vorarlberg with its capital city Bregenz which is about 10 km along the lake.
Bösenreutin
Village
Photo: Ammerseer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bösenreutin is a village, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Hoy.
Hörbranz
Village
Photo: Böhringer, CC BY-SA 3.0 at.
Hörbranz is a municipality in the district of Bregenz in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. Hörbranz is situated 4 km east of Hoy.
Hoy
- Categories: inland island, artificial island, tourism, tourist attraction, locality, and landform
- Location: Bavaria, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
47.54922° or 47° 32′ 57″ northLongitude
9.6967° or 9° 41′ 48″ eastOpen location code
8FVFGMXW+MMOpenStreetMap ID
way 40308158OpenStreetMap feature
place=isletOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q1632075
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Hoy” goes by many names.
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