Türkenfeld

Türkenfeld
Türkenfeld
	The former palace, now domicile of the local government
	Coat of arms
	Location of Türkenfeld within Fürstenfeldbruck district
	Türkenfeld Türkenfeld
	Coordinates: 48°07′N 11°05′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Fürstenfeldbruck
Subdivisions	6 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Emanuel Staffler (CSU)
Area
• Total	15.95 km2 (6.16 sq mi)
Elevation	599 m (1,965 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,689
• Density	230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	82299
Dialling codes	08193
Vehicle registration	FFB
Website	www.tuerkenfeld.de

Türkenfeld (German literally: “Turkfield”) 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. The municipality has incorporated the communities of Burgholz, Klotzau, Türkenfeld, Peutenmühle, Pleitmannswang, and Zankenhausen.

History

The first evidence of settlement is a burial place dating from Neolithic. In the area of Türkenfeld one can also find several Tumuli from about 1500 BC.

The first written reference is in the Breves Notatiae of 749 as "Duringveld".

During World War II, a subcamp of Dachau concentration camp was built in the town, though it was never put into operation due to construction failures.

Infrastructure

Public facilities in Türkenfeld comprise a kindergarten, a primary school, and a Hauptschule as well as a natatorium. There are also several restaurants in the town.

The Türkenfeld railway station is located at the Munich-Lindau railway line and is served by the of the Munich S-Bahn.

References

"Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.

Timeline of Türkenfeld (in German)

External links

Media related to Türkenfeld at Wikimedia Commons

Official website (in German)

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[1] "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2020.