The Zeppelin air-ship company was based here and there is a Zeppelin museum in the town beside the lake. Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin was born in a nearby town.
The town is growing due to an expanding local airport which has a daily international flight by RyanAir[?] to London Stansted Airport.
There are ferry services between Friedrichshafen and other towns around the lake.
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