Pfullendorf is a small historic city in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Its location is in the district of Sigmaringen, 25 km north of Lake Constance and south of the Danube valley and therefore on the continental divide between the watersheds of the Rhine and the Danube. The area is known as the Linzgau.
The surrounding towns are Wald, Herdwangen-Schönach, Meßkirch, Ostrach, Illmensee, Krauchenwies, Heiligenberg, and...
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Pfullendorf is a small historic city in the district of Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Its location is in the district of Sigmaringen, 25 km north of Lake Constance and south of the Danube valley and therefore on the continental divide between the watersheds of the Rhine and the Danube. The area is known as the Linzgau.
The surrounding towns are Wald, Herdwangen-Schönach, Meßkirch, Ostrach, Illmensee, Krauchenwies, Heiligenberg, and Deggenhausertal.
Pfullendorf was founded by the Alamanni tribe and named Dorf am Phoul (Pfuol), meaning village on the Phoul. It was made a Free imperial city in the Holy Roman Empire on June 2, 1220 by Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor.
Starting in 1383, Pfullendorf governed itself with a democratic guild constitution, with annual election of the mayor. With brief interruptions, this guild constitution remained in force until 1803 and was a model for other cities.
At the Council of Constance in 1415, King Sigismund gave the city the right of...
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