Fuschl am See | |
Pushpin Map: | Austria |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 270 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within Austria |
Coordinates: | 47.7961°N 13.3028°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Austria |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Salzburg |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Salzburg-Umgebung |
Parts Style: | para |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Franz Josef Vogl |
Elevation M: | 669 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Registration Plate: | SL |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5330 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 06226 |
Website: | www.fuschl.salzburg.at |
Fuschl am See is an Austrian municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung, in the state of Salzburg. It is located at the east end of the Fuschlsee, between the city of Salzburg and Bad Ischl. As of 2018, the community has approximately 1,500 inhabitants.
Fuschl am See covers an area of 21.4 km2. The city lies in the mid-northern part of Austria near the German state of Bavaria.
The Fuschl region is mentioned for the first time in the „Congestum Arnonis“ (as a record of it forming part of the estates belonging to the diocese of Salzburg, from the time of Bishop Arno in 790). From the 8th century the whole area of Thalgau-Fuschl am See-Abersee was owned by the lords of the area i.e. archbishops. For a long time Fuschl am See had no name but in the 12th century the area was known as “Fuschilsee”. (Documented by archbishop Konrad I in the year 1141 chronicling the lake fishermen “ad Fuschilsee” which belongs to the monastery of St. Peters.[1])
Red Bull GmbH has its headquarters in Fuschl.[2]
Highway B158 from Bad Ischl to Salzburg passes through Fuschl.[3]