FRIEDRICHSHAFEN

city, Baden-Wrttemberg Land (state), southwestern Germany, on the north shore of Lake Constance (Bodensee). It was formed in 1811 by Frederick I of Wrttemberg through unification of the former free imperial city (12751802) of Buchhorn and the monastery and village of Hofen. Hofen (from 1050 a Benedictine convent) became a provostship of monks in 1420, was suppressed in 1802, and passed to Wrttemberg in 1805. Buchhorn was assigned to Wrttemberg in 1810. Before World War II, in which the town was heavily damaged, Zeppelin airships were built there, and it now has a Zeppelin museum. Largely reconstructed, it is a lake resort with an annual fair and ferry connections to Switzerland. Industries include ship and railroad car repair, leatherworking, and the manufacture of cars, textiles, and electrical machinery. Pop. (1989 est.) 52,295.