Fürstenfeldbruck is a district in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the city of Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 and the districts of Munich

Munich (district)

Munich is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It borders the districts of Dachau, Freising, Erding, Ebersberg, Rosenheim, Miesbach, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Starnberg, Fürstenfeldbruck, and surrounds district-free city Munich itself, which is the district seat.-History:The history of the region is...

, Starnberg

Starnberg (district)

Starnberg is a Kreis in the southern part of Bavaria, Germany. Neighboring districts are Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Weilheim-Schongau and Landsberg....

, Landsberg

Landsberg (district)

Landsberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Aichach-Friedberg, Fürstenfeldbruck, Starnberg, Weilheim-Schongau, Ostallgäu and Augsburg.- History :...

, Aichach-Friedberg

Aichach-Friedberg

Aichach-Friedberg is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Augsburg, Donau-Ries, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen, Pfaffenhofen, Dachau, Fürstenfeldbruck and Landsberg, as well as by the city of Augsburg....

 and Dachau

Dachau (district)

Dachau is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Fürstenfeldbruck, Aichach-Friedberg, Pfaffenhofen, Freising and Munich, and by the city of Munich.- History :The district was established in 1952...

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History

In medieval times the region was a clerical state ruled by the abbey of Fürstenfeld. When the clerical states of Holy Empire were dissolved in 1803, the territory was annexed by Bavaria. The district of Fürstenfeldbruck was established in 1938.

Geography

The district is occupied by the western Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

 metropolitan area. It has the highest population density of all Bavarian districts. More than 90 percent of the population live in the eastern half of the district, which includes the suburbs of Munich.

Coat of arms

The red and white bar is from the family arms of Saint Bernard Bernard of Clairvaux Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.After the death of his mother, Bernard sought admission into the Cistercian order. Three years later, he was sent to found a new abbey at an isolated clearing in a glen known as the Val... , who had been the founder of the Cistercian order (Fürstenfeld was a Cistercian monastery) The crown is from the arms of the abbot Alexander Pellhammer The bridge represents the city of Bruck (which was later merged with Fürstenfeld to form the city of Fürstenfeldbruck)

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Fürstenfeldbruck Fürstenfeldbruck Fürstenfeldbruck is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck. it has a population of 35,494. Since the 1930s, Fürstenfeldbruck has had an air force base.... Germering Germering Germering is a city within the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approx. 15 km west of Munich. The popular German band Sportfreunde Stiller is from here.-History:...	Adelshofen Adelshofen, Upper Bavaria Adelshofen is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Alling Alling Alling is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Althegnenberg Althegnenberg Althegnenberg is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Egenhofen Egenhofen Egenhofen is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Eichenau Eichenau Eichenau is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 20 km west of Munich .Eichenau was officially named in 1907 as a separate settlement to the community of Alling. Its location is due to the railway station on the line Munich to Lindau... Emmering Emmering, Fürstenfeldbruck Emmering is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Grafrath Grafrath Grafrath is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany. It takes its name from Saint Rasso , who was a count who founded a Benedictine abbey here in the 10th century.- References :... Gröbenzell Gröbenzell Gröbenzell is a municipality near Munich in the district Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It was founded in 1952, and has a population of 19,202... Hattenhofen Hattenhofen, Bavaria Hattenhofen is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Jesenwang Jesenwang Jesenwang is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.This municipality was established during the time....	Kottgeisering Kottgeisering Kottgeisering is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Landsberied Landsberied Landsberied is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Maisach Maisach Maisach is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest municipality in the Fürstenfeldbruck district. It is situated 4 km north of Fürstenfeldbruck, and 25 km northwest of Munich. It is served by an S-Bahn station on the S3 towards... Mammendorf Mammendorf Mammendorf is a municipality in Bavaria, Germany. It is located halfway between Munich and Augsburg.-Location:Mammendorf is part of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, Upper Bavaria and lies about 6 kilometres northwest of the city of Fürstenfeldbruck... Mittelstetten Mittelstetten Mittelstetten is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Moorenweis Moorenweis Moorenweis is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Oberschweinbach Oberschweinbach Oberschweinbach is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Olching Olching Olching is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated approximately 20 km northwest of Munich.-Geography:... Puchheim Puchheim Puchheim is a city near Munich in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It has about 20,000 inhabitants, and is located at .Puchheim is divided into two parts: the old and rural part called Puchheim-Ort and the new part of Puchheim that was founded when the S-Bahn was built.... Schöngeising Schöngeising Schöngeising is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.... Türkenfeld Türkenfeld Türkenfeld is a municipality in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck in Bavaria in Germany.-Geography:Türkenfeld is located about 14 km south-west of Fürstenfeldbruck and 37 km west of Munich...

External links

• Official website
• Regional news platform for the Landkreis Fürstenfeldbruck