Oberschleißheim

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Oberschleißheim
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Oberschleißheim
Oberschleißheim (Germany)
Oberschleißheim
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Upper Bavaria
District München
Local subdivisions 7 Ortsteile: Altschleißheim, Neuschleißheim, Lustheim
Mayor Elisabeth Ziegler (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 30.60 km² (11.8 sq mi)
Elevation 483 m  (1585 ft)
Population 11,387  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 372 /km² (964 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate M
Postal code 85764
Area code 089
Website www.oberschleissheim.de
Location of Oberschleißheim within München district
Map

Coordinates: 48°15′00″N 11°34′00″E / 48.25, 11.566667

Oberschleißheim is a municipality in the district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 13 km north of Munich (centre). As of 2005 it had a population of 11,467.

Oberschleißheim is best known for the Schleissheim Palace and the Flugwerft Schleissheim next to the airport housing the airplane department of the German Museum. The airfield is also home to one of the five German Federal Police helicopter squadrons.

During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located here.[1]

In the early 20th century, Schleißheim was home to author Waldemar Bonsels, who was inspired to write his "Biene Maja" by a gnarly tree in the woods nearby.

[edit] References

  1. ^ glosk.com/GM/Linde/17283/pages/List_of_subcamps_of_Dachau/84737_en.htm