Friedrichshafen
[key], city, Baden-Württemberg, S Germany, a port on Lake
Constance. Industries include ship and railroad car repair, leatherworking,
and the manufacture of cars and textiles. Friedrichshafen was formed in 1811
by the union of the towns of Buchhorn (founded by the 9th cent.) and Hafen
(founded in the mid-11th cent.). In 1824 it became the summer residence of
the kings of Württemberg. As the site of the Zeppelin aircraft works,
Friedrichshafen suffered heavy damage in World War II. Of interest are the
baroque ducal castle (originally a Benedictine abbey) and its church (both
built in the late 17th cent.).
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