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.
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.