Allensbach

Allensbach

Sunset over Lake Constance

Coat of arms
Allensbach

Coordinates: 47°42′55″N 9°4′17″E / 47.71528°N 9.07139°E / 47.71528; 9.07139Coordinates: 47°42′55″N 9°4′17″E / 47.71528°N 9.07139°E / 47.71528; 9.07139
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Konstanz
Government
  Mayor Stefan Friedrich
Area
  Total 26.53 km2 (10.24 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 7,088
  Density 270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 78476
Dialling codes 07533
Vehicle registration KN
Website www.allensbach.de

Allensbach is a municipality in the district of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Allensbach is located between Konstanz and Radolfzell on the Lake Constance.

Notable institution

Allensbach is known for being the home of the Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach (also known as Allensbach Institute), one of the best known opinion-polling organizations in Germany.

World heritage site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the, added in 2011, Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2]

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