Fischbachau

Fischbachau is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Bavaria in Germany.

Fischbachau
Panorama
Coat of arms
Location of Fischbachau within Miesbach district
Fischbachau
Fischbachau
Coordinates: 47°43′N 11°57′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionOberbayern
DistrictMiesbach
Government
 • MayorJosef Lechner (CSU)
Area
 • Total75.91 km2 (29.31 sq mi)
Elevation
771 m (2,530 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total5,675
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
83730
Dialling codes08028, 08025
Vehicle registrationMB
Websitewww.fischbachau.de

Geography

Fischbachau is located in the valley of the river Leitzach, on an Alluvial fan at the east edge of the Leitzachtals and at the foot of Breitenstein mountain. The town is located 9 miles away from Miesbach, 15 miles from Rosenheim, 19 miles from Kufstein and 37 miles from Munich, capital city of Bavaria.

History

Fischbachau is mentioned for the first time in the Frisian Liber commutationum et traditionum around 1078-1080. From 1096 to 1100 the St. Martin abbey was constructed and in 1803 the Scheyern Abbey. In 1811 Fischbachau was turned into a formal municipality with a mayor. During World War II, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located here.[2] In 1976 Hundham, Wörnsmühl and in 1978 southern parts of a territory of the former municipality of Niklasreuth were merged into the Municipality of Fischbachau.

Culture

Notable persons
  • Kathi Greinsberger, Volkslieder composer
  • Josef Brunnhuber (1876–1936), periodist
  • Eduard Stemplinger (1870–1964), author
  • Fritz Müller-Partenkirchen (1875–1942), author
  • Amelie Kober (born 1987), snowboarder
  • Max Rauffer (born 1972), snowboarder
  • Benjamin Lauth (born 1981), football player
  • Paul Schneider-Esleben (1915–2005), architect
  • Karl Höller (1907–1987), composer

Bands
  • Fischbachauer Sängerinnen
  • Fischbachauer Tanzlmusi
  • Roaner Sängerinnen
  • Musikkapelle Fischbachau

Tourism and Sights
St andreas Church in Elbach
Place Building
Fischbachau St. Martin abbey
Mariä Schutz Church
Birkenstein Wallfahrts Chapel
Elbach St. Andreas Church
Hl. Blut Church
Pfarrhof
Hundham Leonhard Chapel
Wörnsmühl Dreifaltigkeit Church

References
  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). July 2019.
  2. glosk.com/GM/Linde/17283/pages/List_of_subcamps_of Dachau/84737_en.htm
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