Fischbach, Styria

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Fischbach
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°26′31″N15°39′02″E / 47.44194°N 15.65056°E / 47.44194; 15.65056 Coordinates: 47°26′31″N15°39′02″E / 47.44194°N 15.65056°E / 47.44194; 15.65056
Country Austria
State Styria
District Weiz
Government
 •  Mayor Silvia Karelly (ÖVP) (ÖVP)
Area
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 • Total61.7 km2 (23.8 sq mi)
Elevation
1,050 m (3,440 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01) [2]
 • Total1,528
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8654
Area code 03170
Vehicle registration WZ
Website www.fischbach.co.at

Fischbach is a municipality in the district of Weiz in Styria, Austria. It has 1530 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2021). On 27 February 2003, it was officially recognized as a climatic spa (Luftkurort) by the Styrian government. Fischbach is the highest place in East Styria.

Geography

Fischbach is a town in the Fischbacher Alpen and is located about 12 km northwest of Birkfeld and about 27 km air-line distance from the district capital Weiz. The maximum north-south extension as well as the maximum east-west extension are each about nine kilometers. The municipality covers an area of 61.70 km². At 1498 m, the Teufelstein (Fischbach Alps) is the highest elevation in the municipality. The lowest point in the municipality is in the valley of the river Feistritz (Feistritztal) at 650 m.

The Feistritz forms part of the eastern border and the Fischbach forest prevents a view from the town center down into the valley. In the south, the Hinterleiten forest is cut through by the Waisenbach. In the west runs the ridge of the Fischbach Alps, over which the saddle "Auf der Schanz" leads.

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References

  1. ↑ "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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