Puchheim

Puchheim is a town near Munich in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It has about 20,000 inhabitants.

Puchheim
Saint Joseph Church
Coat of arms
Location of Puchheim within Fürstenfeldbruck district
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Coordinates: 48°09′N 11°21′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Fürstenfeldbruck
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Norbert Seidl (SPD)
Area
• Total	12.23 km^2 (4.72 sq mi)
Elevation	535 m (1,755 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	21,531
• Density	1,800/km^2 (4,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	82178
Dialling codes	089
Vehicle registration	FFB
Website	www.puchheim.de

Puchheim is divided into two parts: the old and rural part called Puchheim-Ort and the new part of Puchheim (Puchheim-Bahnhof) that was founded when the S-Bahn (a quick train commuting to Munich) 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.[2] The area around the camp was dried up by workers from the POW camp, so that houses could be built.

The old part of Puchheim is even older than Munich.

Puchheim is well connected to the regional and national traffic network by S-Bahn (S4) and Autobahn (A 8, A 99)

References

1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
2. "Aus der Geschichte Puchheims". Stadt Puchheim (City of Puchheim). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2014.