Markdorf is a town in the Bodenseekreis district, in Baden-Württemberg, Southern Germany. It is situated near Lake Constance, 10 km northwest of Friedrichshafen. Georg Riedmann has been the mayor of Markdorf since 2013.

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Markdorf
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Markdorf within Bodenseekreis district
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Coordinates: 47°43′15″N 09°23′30″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Bodenseekreis
Government
• Mayor (2021–29)	Georg Riedmann[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	40.92 km2 (15.80 sq mi)
Elevation	453 m (1,486 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)[2]
• Total	14,284
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	88677
Dialling codes	07544
Vehicle registration	FN
Website	www.markdorf.de

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Markdorf was first mentioned in 817 AD and it was given city rights in 1250. It was host to the church council before it was moved to Konstanz.

Markdorf with its historic downtown lies beneath the Gehrenberg mountain, on the top of which there is a 30m high climbable tower, which gives a view over Lake Constance and the Swiss, Austrian and German Alps.

On 22 December 1939, the location was host to a major train accident which occasioned the death of about 100 people.^[3]