Fürstenfeldbruck
Town in Bavaria, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Town in Bavaria, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fürstenfeldbruck (German pronunciation: [fʏʁstn̩fɛltˈbʁʊk]) is a town in Bavaria, Germany, located 32 kilometres west of Munich. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. As of 2004[update] it has a population of 35,494. Since the 1930s, Fürstenfeldbruck has had an air force base.
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Fürstenfeldbruck | |
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Location of Fürstenfeldbruck within Fürstenfeldbruck district | |
Coordinates: 48°10′40″N 11°15′20″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Bavaria |
Admin. region | Oberbayern |
District | Fürstenfeldbruck |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2023–29) | Christian Götz[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 32.53 km2 (12.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 517 m (1,696 ft) |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 38,187 |
• Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 82256 |
Dialling codes | 08141 |
Vehicle registration | FFB |
Website | www.fuerstenfeldbruck.de |
The name of Fürstenfeldbruck is composed of two parts, namely 'Buick', Bavarian dialect for 'bridge' (meaning the bridge over the Amper river) and after the famous monastery of Fürstenfeld Abbey.
Fürstenfeldbruck covers an area of 32.53 km2. It is located halfway between Munich and Augsburg, and along the Amper river.
Fürstenfeldbruck has been the site of an Air Base since 1936. It was used by the Luftwaffe before and during World War II. It was used by United States Air Force after World War II and returned to the German government in 1957 and used as a base for the modern German Air Force ever since.
The air force base was the site of the Munich Massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics. The nine Israeli hostages (two had been killed earlier at the Olympic Village) and eight Black September terrorists who captured them were flown to the base from the Olympic Village via helicopter, where the terrorists demanded they, and their hostages, be flown to a friendly Arab nation. After a botched rescue attempt by Bavarian border guards and Munich police, the terrorists killed all of the nine remaining Israeli hostages, who were unable to escape from the helicopters. Five of the terrorists and a Munich policeman were also killed in the gunfight.
The American company Texas Instruments has offices in Fürstenfeldbruck, and Coca-Cola European Partners has a bottling facility there as well. Also, it is the home of Leuze lumiflex, the maker of safety products (light curtains).[citation needed]
Fürstenfeldbruck is twinned with:[3]
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