Lake Constance
Over 3,000 years old: Bronze Age boat recovered from Lake Constance
A logboat made out of oak which had been sitting at the bottom of southern Germany’s Lake Constance for thousands of years has finally been salvaged.
Two feared dead as small plane crashes into Lake Constance
Two people are feared dead after a small airplane crashed into Lake Constance on Tuesday on its way from Zurich to Hamburg.
Mafia suspects arrested at Lake Constance
Police arrested eight Italian citizens on Tuesday morning at Lake Constance in Baden-Württemberg on suspicion of involvement in the ’Ndrangheta, Calabria’s feared mafia organisation.
Largest German lake spills its deepest secrets
From giant glacial sink holes and caverns to hidden wrecks, Germany's largest lake is gradually revealing its secrets under an unprecedented underwater cartography project.
Mayor tries to ban sex party ship from lake
A mayor in southern Germany has fallen out with angry swingers after he said that a state-run ship company could no longer host their parties on tourist boats. He stressed this was not a moral decision, but a business one.
Lake Constance fishers fret: waters 'too clean'
German fishermen working Lake Constance are struggling to make a living as the fish are so small, because the water is so clean. Some are suggesting that phosphate pollutants be added to help them grow.
Student shatters Lake Constance glass ban
A German student has become a hero for picnickers and beer drinkers on the shores of Lake Constance after shattering a ban on glass bottles imposed by local authorities last year.