Fürstenfeldbruck
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Administrative region | Upper Bavaria |
| District | Fürstenfeldbruck |
| Population | 33,588 (2005) |
| Area | 32.53 km² |
| Population density | 1,033 /km² |
| Elevation | 512 m |
| Coordinates | 48°11′ N 11°15′ E |
| Postal code | 82256 |
| Area code | 08141 |
| Licence plate code | FFB |
| Mayor | Sepp Kellerer (CSU) |
| Website | fuerstenfeldbruck.de |
Fürstenfeldbruck is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district Fürstenfeldbruck. As of 2004 it has a population of 35,494. Since the 1930s, Fürstenfeldbruck has been an air force base.
The name of Fürstenfeldbruck is composed of two parts, namely 'Bruck', Bavarian dialect for 'bridge' (meaning the bridge over the Amper river) and after the famous monastery named Fürstenfeld.
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[edit] Geography
Fürstenfeldbruck covers an area of 32.53 km². It is located at , halfway between Munich and Augsburg, and along the Amper river.
[edit] Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base
Fürstenfeldbruck has been the site of a 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 tragic denouement of the Munich Massacre during the 1972 Summer Olympics. The nine Israeli hostages and eight Black September terrorists who held them were flown to the base from the Olympic Village via helicopter, where the terrorists believed they would be flown to a friendly Arab nation. After a bungled ambush and rescue attempt by Bavarian border guards and Munich police, the terrorists machine-gunned their bound captives and blew up a helicopter containing four of them. Five of the terrorists and a Munich police brigadier were also killed in the gunfight.
[edit] Economy
The American company National Semiconductor has its management center for Europe in Fürstenfeldbruck, and the Coca-Cola company has a bottling facility there as well. Also, its home of http://www.leuze.de/ Leuze lumiflex, maker of safety products(light curtains).
[edit] Twin towns and sister cities
Fürstenfeldbruck is the sister city to Wichita Falls, Texas as well as Livry Gargan, France and Cerveteri, Italy.
