the island of Mainau

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Mainau Island is located in the Lake Boden Zee approximately 20 kilometers from the Swiss- German border near the town of Constance, the family nest von Zeppelin .

In this attractive area is ancient history .

The first settlement on the island appeared about 3,000 years BC.In more recent times the island alternately ruled the Roman Empire , the monastery of Reichenau, the Teutonic Knights , and even the Swedish kingdom .

It is often called the island of Mainau flower .

is located here with a Botanical Garden in 1827 , when the previous owner Nikolaus von Esterhazy, started collecting roses and exotic plants , gradually filling the entire island. Over time, access to the park was approved Wishing all and it turned into a place of pilgrimage for tourists .

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