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Country
  
Austria

District
  
Salzburg-Umgebung

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
21.4 km²

Local time
  
Saturday 6:05 PM

Area code
  
06226

State
  
Salzburg

Elevation
  
669 m (2,195 ft)

Vehicle registration
  
SL

Population
  
1,454 (1 Apr 2009)

Postal code
  
5330

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Weather
  
7°C, Wind W at 10 km/h, 94% Humidity

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. The community has 1,406 inhabitants.

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Map of 5330 Fuschl, Austria

Geography

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.

History

8th century

  • First historical mention of the area

    • 12th century

  • Fuschl am See first recorded as "Fuschilsee"

    • 13th century

  • Construction of the Wartenfels castle

    • 15th century

  • Founding of the village Fuschl
  • Construction of the "Kreuzsäule in der Lacken"

    • 16th century

  • First street to Hof built on the south side of the lake
  • Fuschl castle first mentioned
  • "Taferne zu Brunn" pub first mentioned

    • 20th Century

  • German and Italian Foreign Affairs Ministers Joachim von Ribbentrop and Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss ending the fighting in France

    • Economy

    Red Bull has its headquarters in Fuschl.

    Transport

    Highway B158 from Bad Ischl to Salzburg passes through Fuschl.

    Notable residents

  • Former F1 Driver Scott Speed
  • Dietrich Mateschitz, Red Bull co-founder

    • References

    Fuschl am See Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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