Konstanz
View of Konstanz
Konstanz
Location of the town of Konstanz within Konstanz district
Coordinates	47°39′48″N 9°10′31″E / 47.66333°N 9.17528°E / 47.66333; 9.17528Coordinates: 47°39′48″N 9°10′31″E / 47.66333°N 9.17528°E / 47.66333; 9.17528
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Konstanz
Town subdivisions	15
Lord Mayor	Horst Frank (Grüne)
Basic statistics
Area	55.65 km2 (21.49 sq mi)
Elevation	405 m  (1329 ft)
Population	84,693 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	1,522 /km2 (3,942 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KN
Postal codes	78462–78467
Area codes	07531, 07533
Website	www.konstanz.de

Konstanz (pronounced [ˈkɔnstants], locally [ˈkɔnʃtants]; English: Constance) is a university city with approximately 80,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south-west corner of Germany, bordering Switzerland. The city houses the University of Konstanz.

Location[link]

Konstanz is situated on Lake Constance (the Bodensee in German). The Rhine river, which starts in the Swiss Alps, passes through Lake Constance and leaves it, considerably larger, by flowing under a bridge connecting the two parts of the city. North of the river lies the larger part of the city with residential areas, industrial estates, and the University of Konstanz; while south of the river is the old town which houses the administrative centre and shopping facilities in addition to the Hochschule or the University of Applied Sciences. Car ferries provide access across Lake Constance to Meersburg, and the Katamaran provides a shuttle service for pedestrians to Friedrichshafen. To the south, the old town borders onto the Swiss town of Kreuzlingen.

Subdivisions[link]

Konstanz is subdivided into 15 wards or districts (Stadtteile). The island of Mainau belongs to the ward of Litzelstetten, a separate municipality until its incorporation into Konstanz on December 1, 1971.

Wards of Konstanz

History[link]

The late Roman fortress Constantia at the Münsterplatz.

Konstanz Marktstätte, the main square in the old town.

The plaque on the house where Jan Hus stayed in 1414.

The first traces of civilization in Konstanz date back to the late Stone Age. During the reign of Augustus, the Celts living south of the Danube were conquered by the Romans. Around 40 AD, the first Romans settled on the site. This small town on the left bank of the Rhine was probably first called Drusomagus and belonged to the Roman province of Raetia. Its later name, originally Constantia, comes either from the Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus, who fought the Alemanni in the region and built a strong fortress around 300 AD, or from his grandson Constantius II, who visited the region in 354. The remains of the late Roman fortress Constantia were discovered in 2003.

Around 585 the first bishop took up residence in Konstanz and this marked the beginning of the city's importance as a spiritual centre. By the late Middle Ages, about one quarter of Konstanz's 6,000 inhabitants were exempt from taxation on account of clerical rights.

Trade thrived during the Middle Ages; Konstanz owned the only bridge in the region which crossed the Rhine, making it a strategic location. Its linen production had made an international name for the city and it was prosperous. In 1192, Konstanz gained the status of Imperial City so it was henceforth subject only to the Holy Roman Emperor.

In 1414–1418 the Council of Constance took place, during which, on 6 July 1415, Jan Hus (Czech religious thinker, philosopher and reformer), who was seen as a threat to Christianity by the Roman Catholic Church, was burned at the stake. It was here that the Papal Schism was ended and Pope Martin V was elected during the only conclave ever held north of the Alps. Ulrich von Richental's illustrated chronicle of the Council of Constance testifies to all the major happenings during the Council, as well as showing the everyday life of medieval Konstanz. The Konzilgebäude where the conclave was held can still be seen standing by the harbour. Close by stands the Imperia, a statue that was erected in 1993 to commemorate the Council.

In 1460 the Swiss Confederacy conquered Thurgau, Konstanz's natural hinterland. Konstanz then made an attempt to get admitted to the Swiss Confederacy, but the forest cantons voted against its entry, fearing over-bearing city states; Konstanz then joined the Swabian League instead. In the Swabian War of 1499, Konstanz lost its last privileges over Thurgau to the Confederation.

The Protestant Reformation took hold in Konstanz in the 1520s, headed by Ambrosius Blarer. Soon the city declared itself officially Protestant, pictures were removed from the churches, and the bishop temporarily moved to Meersburg, a small town across the lake. The city first followed the Tetrapolitan Confession, and then the Augsburg Confession. However, in 1548 Emperor Charles V imposed the Imperial Ban on Konstanz and it had to surrender to Habsburg Austria which had suddenly attacked. Thus Konstanz lost its status as an imperial city. The new Habsburg rulers were eager to re-Catholicise the town and in 1604 a Jesuit College was opened. Its accompanying theatre, built in 1610, is the oldest theatre in Germany still performing regularly.

The city became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden in 1806. In 1821, the Bishopric of Constance was dissolved and became part of the Archdiocese of Freiburg. Konstanz became part of the German Empire in 1871 during the unification of Germany. After World War I it was included within the Republic of Baden.

Because it almost lies within Switzerland, directly adjacent to the Swiss border, Konstanz was not bombed by the Allied Forces during World War II. The city left all its lights on at night, and thus fooled the bombers into thinking it was actually part of Switzerland. After the war, Konstanz was included first in South Baden and then in the new state of Baden-Württemberg.

The Altstadt (Old Town), which is large considering the small size of modern Konstanz, has many old buildings and twisting alleys. The city skyline is dominated by the majestic "Münster" Cathedral ("Münster Unserer Lieben Frau"), several other churches and three towers left over from the city wall, one of which marks the place of the former medieval bridge over the Rhine.

The University of Konstanz was established close to the town in 1966. It houses an excellent library with approximately two million books, all freely accessible 24 hours a day, as well as a botanical garden (the Botanischer Garten der Universität Konstanz). Especially since 2007, the university, being one of the nine German universities most successful in the German Universities Excellence Initiative, has gained considerable reputation as a so-called "elite university".

Konstanz was the birthplace of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, constructor of the famous Zeppelin airships.

Main sights[link]

• Konstanz Cathedral
• Petershausen Abbey
• Konzil edifice, dating to the 15th century
• Niederburg (Lower Castle)
• Remains of a Roman fortress, near the Cathedral
• Schnetztor, fortified gate of the former city walls
• Imperia, a 9 m-tall sculpture
• Archaeological Museum
• Jan Hus Museum

Konstanz was also home to a large Synagogue, destroyed by the Nazi government in 1938.

International relations[link]

Konstanz is twinned with:

• Fontainebleau, France
• Richmond-upon-Thames, United Kingdom
• Lodi, Italy
• Tábor, Czech Republic
• Suzhou, PR China

Transport[link]

Konstanz station is served by the Upper Rhine Railway running west to Singen with connections to all parts of Germany, and the Etzwilen–Konstanz line running south into Switzerland, connecting to major routes at Weinfelden. Services are provided by the Deutsche Bahn AG and also the Swiss Thurbo company and its German subsidiary. The nearest airport is at Friedrichshafen, which can be reached by a fast ferry service on the lake, which also connects Konstanz to other lakeside towns. The airport mainly hosts domestic flights, but flights to Austria and Turkey are available. The nearest international airports are in Stuttgart, in Basel, and Zurich, which has a direct train from Konstanz. Bus services within the city are provided by Stadtwerke Konstanz GmbH.

Additionally Konstanz and Friedrichshafen have been connected by the two (since 2008, three) catamarans Constance and Fridolin since 2005.

World heritage site[link]

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

See also[link]

• University of Konstanz
• Hochschule Konstanz (University of Applied Sciences)
• Cathedral of Konstanz
• Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium

References[link]

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 20 July 2011. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
2. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Konstanz

• Official website
• (German) Konstanz: history and images
• University of Konstanz
• Pictures Konstanz
• Online journal about Constance
• University of Applied Sciences
• Photos of the Carnival (~Shrovetide, ~Mardi Grass) in Constance
• Südkurier Local newspaper for Konstanz

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Richard Wayne Bandler
Richard Bandler
Born	(1950-02-24) February 24, 1950 (age 62) United States
Occupation	Author
Influenced by	John Grinder, Gregory Bateson, Milton H. Erickson, Fritz Perls

Richard Wayne Bandler (born February 24, 1950) is an American author and trainer in the field of self-help. He is best known as the co-inventor (with John Grinder) of Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), a pseudoscientific collection of concepts and techniques intended to understand and change human behavior-patterns. He also developed other systems known as Design Human Engineering® (DHE®) and Neuro Hypnotic Repatterning™ (NHR™).

Education and background[link]

Bandler holds a BA (1973) in philosophy and psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC)^[1] and an MA (1975) in psychology from Lone Mountain College in San Francisco.^[1] He has referred to himself as having a doctorate, such as in April 2000 at a seminar in Konstanz, Germany, and as testified in court in 2000.^{[citation needed]}

Co-founding of Neuro-linguistic programming (NLP)[link]

Bandler helped Robert Spitzer edit The Gestalt Approach (1973) based on a manuscript by gestalt therapist Fritz Perls (who had died in 1970). He also assisted with checking transcripts for Eye Witness to Therapy (1973).^[2] According to Spitzer, "[Bandler] came out of it talking and acting like Fritz Perls."^[1]

While a student at University of California, Santa Cruz Bandler also led a Gestalt therapy group. John Grinder, a professor at the University, said to Bandler that he could explain almost all of the questions and comments Bandler made using transformational grammar, the topic in linguistics that Grinder specialized in. They developed a model for therapy and called it the meta-model. It became their first book, The Structure of Magic, Volume I (1975).

Bandler was Gregory Bateson's landlord. Bateson taught at UCSC, Kresge College as did Grinder, and had moved to a community on Alba Road near the Santa Cruz mountains community of Ben Lomond. He would have a profound influence on Bandler's future, introducing him and Grinder to Milton Erickson, the three of them together forming some of the foundational models for Neuro-linguistic programming.^[3] In 1975 Bandler then formed his own company, Meta Publications, and released Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson Volume I (1975).

Bandler and Grinder went on to author The Structure of Magic Volume II (1976), Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson Volume II (1977) and Changing With Families (1976) which was co-authored with Virginia Satir herself.

Bandler also made a study of Israeli physicist and founder of the Feldenkrais school of body work, Moshe Feldenkrais, and later published his book "The Elusive Obvious". In many of his classes he has taught elements of this form of bodywork which he studied.^{[citation needed]}

Since that time Bandler's career has focused on developing and presenting NLP and related concepts as an author, publisher, public speaker and consultant. Audiences include individuals seeking life improvement and businesses using these concepts and techniques to improve sales.

Corine Christensen case[link]

On November 3, 1986 Corine Christensen, a student of Bandler's, was shot dead in her townhouse with a .357 magnum owned by Bandler. He was charged with her murder. At the trial the jury unanimously acquitted Bandler after 5½ hours of deliberation.^[4] Her death remains unsolved.

Other works[link]

Since the early 1980s when Grinder and Bandler stopped working together, Bandler has developed several trademarked techniques which he calls the fields of Design Human Engineering^(tm), and Neuro-Hypnotic Repatterning^(tm). Bandler says that these technologies differ significantly from NLP, claiming that they are more direct and effective as interventions.^{[citation needed]} Other works since that time include Using Your Brain for a Change (1985), Magic in Action (1992) Time for a Change (1995), Persuasion Engineering (1996) (co-author John LaValle) The Adventures of Anybody (1993), and Conversations (2005) (co-author Owen Fitzpatrick). As of 2011^[update] Richard Bandler continues to deliver seminars in NLP, NHR and DHE throughout the world.^[5]

Books[link]

• Bandler, Richard & John Grinder (1975a). The Structure of Magic I: A Book About Language and Therapy. Palo Alto, CA: Science & Behavior Books.. ISBN 0-8314-0044-7. 
• Bandler, Richard & John Grinder (1975b). The Structure of Magic II: A Book About Communication and Change. Palo Alto, CA: Science & Behavior Books.. ISBN 0-8314-0049-8. 
• Grinder, John, Richard Bandler (1976). Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. Volume I. Cupertino, CA :Meta Publications.. 
• John Grinder, Richard Bandler, Judith Delozier (1977). Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. Volume II. Cupertino, CA :Meta Publications.. 
• John Grinder, Richard Bandler (1979). Frogs into Princes: Neuro Linguistic Programming. Moab, UT: Real People Press.. pp. 194pp. ISBN 0-911226-19-2. 
• Grinder, John; Richard Bandler; Connirae Andreas (Ed.) (1981). Trance-Formations: Neuro-Linguistic Programming and the Structure of Hypnosis. Moab, UT: Real People Press.. ISBN 0-911226-23-0. 
• Grinder, John and Richard Bandler (1983). Reframing: Neurolinguistic programming and the transformation of meaning. Moab, UT: Real People Press.. pp. -. ISBN 0-911226-25-7. 
• Using Your Brain for a Change, 1985 (ISBN 0-911226-27-3)
• Magic In Action, 1992 (ISBN 0-916990-14-1)
• Time for a Change, 1993 (ISBN 0-916990-28-1)
• Richard Bandler (1993). The Adventures of Anybody. Meta Publications. pp. 96pp. ISBN 091699029X. 
• Persuasion Engineering - 1996 (ISBN 0-916990-36-2)
• Richard Bandler, Owen Fitzpatrick (2005). [- Conversations: Freedom Is Everything and Love Is All the Rest]. Mysterious Publications. pp. -288pp. ISBN 0-9551353-0-3. -. 
• Richard Bandler (21 August 2008). [- Get The Life You Want: The Secrets to Quick and Lasting Life Change with Neuro-Linguistic Programming]. HCI. pp. -229. ISBN 978-0-7573-0776-8. -. 
• Richard Bandler (2008). [- Richard Bandler's Guide to Trance-formation: How to harness the power of hypnosis to ignite effortless and lasting change]. HCI. pp. -331. ISBN 978-0-7573-0777-5. -. 
• Richard Bandler. Make Your Life Great. http://nlpbookshop.com/RBANDLER/MAKEYOURLIFEGREAT/BOOK. 

Audio publications[link]

Audio programs

• 2001 - Self Esteem - Rhythm Trance, This CD has a hypnotic trance and music.
• 2001 - Time Out of Your Mind (Time Distortion), This is excerpted from Design Human Engineering held in Orlando in 2001.
• 2001 - Adventures in Multiple Timelines,
• 2003 - Propulsion Systems, Learn how to install strategies so that the more one tries to go back, the more one moves forward.

Seminars

• 2000 - DHE2000, Design human engineering workshop with John La Valle @ NLP Seminars Group International in Orlando, Florida.
• 2000's - "Your Own Personal Genius" - a UK seminar

Video publications[link]

Some videos have no mention of date on them.

Videos with Richard Bandler in them.

• 1982
  • The Marshall University Tapes, Filmed circa 1982, Richard has spoken about these 3 sessions in many of his seminars. 1. Anticipatory Loss 2. Authority Figures 3. Phobic Response
• 1987
  • Personal Outcomes, filmed at NLP Comprehensive.
  • Patterns of Intimacy, Flirtation, class on how to flirt.
• 1989
  • Client Sessions, Shyness,
  • Creating Therapeutic Change, taped in Boulder, Colorado - 7 videos: Layering Responses, Propulsion systems, Attitudes, Perceptual Grids, Nonverbal Amplifications, Playing with Problems, & Weaving Complexes;
• 1980s
  • Bandler in Montreal, workshop in Montreal.
• 1990s
  • An Evening with Richard Bandler - State of the Art, taped in England.
  • Bandler down under, doing a workshop in Australia.
• 2000
  • Konstanz 2000, workshop in Konstanz, Germany, Richard shares his latest developments and refinements, stories and inductions, an introduction to NLP-DHE-NHR.
• 2001
  • Welcome to Reality, workshop in Ascona, Switzerland, What strategies does Richard Bandler use to be able to talk for hours? . . . with no notes . . . and with people carefully listening?
• 2003
  • Ascona, Bandler strategies, seminar in Ascona, Switzerland.
  • The Art and Science of Nested Loops, seminar in Orlando, Florida.
  • Trancing in and out, takes the class through different trances & demonstrations, seminar in Zurich, Switzerland
  • How to Live a Happy Life, 30 Years of NLP,
• 2004
  • Persuasion Engineering, With John Lavalle.
• 2005
  • It's About Time (Time Distortion), Richard Bandler from a 'Charisma Enhancement' seminar in Orlando Florida
  • The Bandler Effect, Bandler wearing a suit. 5 DVDs - Confidence, Creativity, Motivation, Health, & Changing Habits;
  • The Class of a Master, 4 DVDs - Instant Talent, Inner Beauty, Rapid Hypnotic Inductions, & Fantastic Futures;
• 2007
  • Experimental Hypnosis, From a seminar held in Zurich, Switzerland. Here he decides to actually experiment with deeper forms of direct hypnosis and all the participants in the group were in a way test subjects.
• 2000's
  • Neuro-Hypnotic Repatterning, Introduction to NHR with a demonstration of the "handshake interrupt" hypnosis induction on four different participants.
• 2010
  • An Evening With Richard Bandler: Introduction to NLP from THE UKCO, filmed in front of a live audience, with examples of his remedial work.
  • Face to Face with Richard Bandler and Paul Ross from THE UKCO, a live audience asks Richard questions regarding psychology, education, relationships etc.

References[link]

External links[link]

Biographical and personal links[link]

• Website from Richard Bandler
• Guardian feature by Jon Ronson
• Richard Bandler NLP

NLP[link]

• German Discussion-Board about Richard Bandler

DHE and NHR[link]

• NHR Events

Video clips[link]

• What is NLP Interview with Richard Bandler in London