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It is the capital of the district Bodenseekreis in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg. Geographical location: 47° 39' 03" North, 9° 28' 32" East; population 57680 ( 2004).
Friedrichshafen is most widely known for having harboured the Zeppelin airship and Dornier aircraft companies. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, who was born in Konstanz (Constance), originally had his airships built in a floating assembly hall on the lake which could be aligned with the wind to support the difficult starting procedure.
Visitors can learn more about the history of Zeppelin airships in a large Zeppelin museum near the lakeshore. Also, in recent years a number of small Zeppelin airships have been constructed using modern technology ( Zeppelin NT) and can be booked for sightseeing tours.
Airship construction in the first third of the 20th century attracted considerable industry, which since has contributed significantly to Friedrichshafen's relative prosperity, yet also exposed the city to massive Allied Forces air strikes in late World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough which almost completely destroyed its historical center.
Apart from industry and tourism, various regular commercial exhibitions, such as Aero ( aviationAviation or Air transport refers to the activities surrounding mechanical flight and the aircraft industry. Aircraft, include fixed wing ( airplane) and rotary wing ( helicopter) types, as well as lighter than air craft such as balloons and airships (also technology), InterBoot (water sports) and EuroBike are important economical factors. Furthermore, the Graf-Zeppelin-Haus culture center has become a popular location for congresses, conferences and other events.
Today the town is also growing due to an expanding local airport which, among others, serves a daily international connection to London Stansted AirportNorman Foster Stansted Airport is a medium-sized passenger airport with a single runway, located in the English county of Essex about thirty miles north of London. The airport is owned and operated by BAA plc and its IATA airport code is STN . It is the t operated by RyanAir.
There is a car ferryA ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and possibly their vehicles, on a relatively short-distance, regularly-scheduled service. Ferries form an important part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities, allowing direct transit bet service between Friedrichshafen and Romanshorn ( Switzerland), and various other cities around the lake can be reached by ferry as well.
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