Oberschleißheim

Oberschleißheim
Regatta stand
Coat of arms
Oberschleißheim
Location of Oberschleißheim within Munich district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Munich
Government
• Mayor	Christian Kuchlbauer (FW)
Area
• Total	30.60 km2 (11.81 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	11,353
• Density	370/km2 (960/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	85764
Dialling codes	089
Vehicle registration	M
Website	www.oberschleissheim.de

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.

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.

History

Schleißheim was first mentioned as “Sliusheim” in 785. In the Year 1315 the name of the village became “ Sleizheim”. Between 1616 and 1623 Duke Maximilan I. erected the Old Schloss. From 1701 to 1726 the New Schloss was built to the orders of Max Emanuel, including the Schloss Lustheim. In the Mid 19th Century Oberschleißheim built a railway station with the name “Schleißheim” connecting to the Munich-Landshut railway route. This railway station was replaced by the “Oberschleißheim” station in 1972 due to the opening of the S-Bahn.

Starting in 1912, Oberschleissheim housed the first royal Bavarian airfield, which after World War I was used for civilian aviation and re-militarized in 1933. During the Third Reich, a satellite camp of the Dachau concentration camp was set up on the airfield. After World War II, first the United States Air Forces in Europe used the airfield (under the designation Airfield R.75), transferring it to the US Army in 1947 and abandoned in 1981. Today it serves as a civilian airfield as well as the base for the German Federal Police helicopter division.

Regatta Course Oberschleißheim

In 1972 an artificial canoe sprint and rowing regatta was created in Oberschleißheim for the Munich Olympic Summer Games. The 2 kilometers long and 135 meters wide Regatta is one of the fairest and best Olympic tracks in the World. The facility is serviced and used regularly. The Regatta can easily be reached through Munich’s excellent infrastructure. Visitors have the opportunity to watch competitions on the stadium like stands/bleachers that encompass 9500 seats.

The Regatta host many events throughout the year including bungee jumping.

Flugwerft Schleissheim

Main article: Deutsches Museum Flugwerft Schleissheim

The airfield and its historic buildings were constructed between 1912 and 1919 by the Königlich-Bayerische Fliegertruppen (Royal Bavarian Flying Corps). In the early 1990s the historic maintenance hangar was restored and enlarged to accommodate the Deutsches Museum's growing aviation collections. The Museum was opened on September 18, 1992.

The Museum has many aerospace exhibits. These include various Airplanes, Helicopters, Motors and Turbines.

See also

• Schleißheim in alten Ansichten
• Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz
• Regattastrecke Oberschleißheim
• Rudolf Witzig