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Unterschleißheim

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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Oberbayern

Elevation
  
473 m (1,552 ft)

Area
  
14.93 km²

Population
  
26,453 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
089

State
  
Bavaria

District
  
Munich

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Sunday 3:46 PM

Postal code
  
85716

Administrative region
  
Upper Bavaria

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Weather
  
19°C, Wind N at 13 km/h, 46% Humidity

Unterschleißheim is a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is located about 17 km north of the city limits of Munich, and has a population of 28,697 (December 31, 2015).

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Map of Unterschlei%C3%9Fheim, Germany

History

Unterschleißheim was first mentioned in a document from 785, although the area has traces of settlements from 1400 BC. During World War II, a women's subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was located here. The town's 1200th anniversary in 1985 incorporated the inauguration of the new town center with the Town Hall and Citizens Advice Bureau. On December 16, 2000, Unterschleißheim was granted privileges of a town, known as 'Stadtrecht' in German.

Unterschleißheim's coat of arms symbolises the city's past and present. The shield of the coat of arms is divided. The upper part shows a golden zigzag line on a blue background. The lower part incorporates a green branch of a spruce and a green oak leaf on a golden background.

Unterschleißheim is the home of a corporate office of Adobe Systems, as well as the headquarters of Microsoft's subsidiary in Germany and for Eastern Europe.

Recreation

Lake Unterschleißheim was created from 1979-1980 by extracting fill to build the Autobahn. Over the past 3 decades it has become an almost natural lake, with an ecologically balanced zone, a conservation area for seabirds during the nesting season, and a damp biotop covering 26 acres (110,000 m2) of land, of which roughly 18 acres (73,000 m2) is used for sunbathing. With numerous shallow areas this is a popular summer gathering area for families with children, and used frequently for ice skating and curling in the winter.

Transport

Unterschleißheim is situated at the crossroads of two Autobahns, the A99 and A92, with direct routes to Stuttgart, Nuremberg and the Munich Airport Franz Josef Strauß. Two S-Bahn stations on the Munich–Regensburg line, served by S1 trains, connect Unterschleißheim with the regional rail system.

Sister cities

  • Le Cres, France
  • Lucka, Germany
  • Zengőalja, Hungary
  • Zelenograd, Russia
  • Hangzhou
  • Long Island/NY
  • References

    Unterschleißheim Wikipedia