Fischbachau

Infobox German Location
Wappen = Wappen-Fischbachau.jpg
lat_deg = 47 |lat_min = 43
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 57
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Bayern
Regierungsbezirk = Oberbayern
Landkreis = Miesbach
Höhe = 771
Fläche = 75.91
Einwohner = 5556
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 83730
Vorwahl = 08028, 08025
Kfz = MB
Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 1 82 114
Adresse = Kirchplatz 10
83730 Fischbachau
Website = [http://www.fischbachau.de/ www.fischbachau.de]
Bürgermeister = Josef Lechner
Partei = CSU

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

Geography

Fischbachau is located in the valley of the river Leitzach, on a 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. [glosk.com/GM/Linde/17283/pages/List_of_subcamps_of Dachau/84737_en.htm] 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 (* 1987), Snowboarder.
* Max Rauffer(* 1972), Snowboarder.
* Benjamin Lauth (* 1981), football player.
* Paul Schneider-Esleben (1915–2005), German Architect.
* Karl Höller (1907–1987), german composer.

Bands

*Fischbachauer Sängerinnen
*Fischbachauer Tanzlmusi
*Roaner Sängerinnen
*Musikkapelle Fischbachau

Tourism and Sights

External Links

[http://www.fischbachau.de Fischbachau official Site (German)]

References