Puchheim

Puchheim
Coat of arms
Puchheim
Location of Puchheim within Fürstenfeldbruck district
Coordinates: 48°09′N 11°21′E / 48.150°N 11.350°E / 48.150; 11.350Coordinates: 48°09′N 11°21′E / 48.150°N 11.350°E / 48.150; 11.350
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberbayern
District	Fürstenfeldbruck
Government
• Mayor	Norbert Seidl (SPD)
Area
• Total	12.23 km2 (4.72 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	21,111
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	82178
Dialling codes	089
Vehicle registration	FFB
Website	www.puchheim.de

Puchheim is a city near Munich in the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, in Bavaria, Germany. It has about 20,000 inhabitants, and is located at 48°09′N 11°21′E / 48.150°N 11.350°E / 48.150; 11.350. Puchheim is divided into two parts: the old and rural part called Puchheim-Ort and the new part of Puchheim (Puchheim Bahnhof) that was founded when the S-Bahn (a quick train commuting to Munich) was built. Before that there was one of the first civil airfields in Bavaria, which was later used as a prisoner of war camp during World War I. The area around the camp was dried up by workers from the POW camp, so that houses could be built.

The old part of Puchheim is even older than Munich.

Puchheim is well connected to the regional and national traffic network by S-Bahn (S4) and Autobahn (A 8, A 99)