Fischbach, Styria Explained

Fischbach
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Austria
Pushpin Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within Austria
Mapsize:260x260px
Coordinates:47.4419°N 15.6506°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Austria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Styria
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Weiz
Parts Style:para
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Silvia Karelly (ÖVP)
Elevation M:1050
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset:+1
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:WZ
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8654
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:03170
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 12km (07miles) northwest of Birkfeld and about 27km (17miles) air-line distance from the district capital Weiz. The maximum north-south extension as well as the maximum east-west extension are each about 9km (06miles). The municipality covers an area of 61.7km2. At 1498m (4,915feet), 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 650m (2,130feet).

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.