Puchheim

Puchheim is a town near Munich in Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It has about 20,000 residents.

Puchheim
Town
Saint Joseph Church
Coat of arms
Location of Puchheim within Fürstenfeldbruck district
Puchheim
Puchheim
Coordinates: 48°09′N 11°21′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictFürstenfeldbruck
Subdivisions2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Norbert Seidl[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total12.23 km2 (4.72 sq mi)
Elevation
535 m (1,755 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total21,221
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
82178
Dialling codes089
Vehicle registrationFFB
Websitewww.puchheim.de

Puchheim is divided into two parts: Puchheim-Ort and the new part of Puchheim (Puchheim-Bahnhof) that was founded when the Munich S-Bahn was built. Before that there was one of the first civil airfields in Bavaria, which was later used as a prisoner of war camp during World War I.[3]

Twin towns – sister cities

Puchheim is twinned with:[4]

  • Attnang-Puchheim, Austria
  • Nagykanizsa, Hungary
  • Salo, Finland
  • Zalakaros, Hungary

References
  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag" (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik. June 2022.
  3. "Aus der Geschichte Puchheims". Stadt Puchheim (City of Puchheim). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  4. "Partnerstädte". puchheim.de (in German). Puchheim. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Puchheim.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.