Fuschl am See is an Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

n municipality in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung. in the state of Salzburg

Salzburg (state)

Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km2, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg...

. It is located at the east end of the Fuschlsee

Fuschlsee

Fuschlsee is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located at . Its surface is approximately 2.7 km² and its maximum depth is 66 metres....

, between Salzburg

Salzburg

-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

 and Bad Ischl

Bad Ischl

Bad Ischl is a spa town in Austria. It lies in the southern part of Upper Austria, at the Traun River in the centre of the Salzkammergut region. The town consists of the Katastralgemeinden Ahorn, Bad Ischl, Haiden, Jainzen, Kaltenbach, Lauffen, Lindau, Pfandl, Perneck, Reiterndorf and Rettenbach...

 in the state of Salzburg

Salzburg (state)

Salzburg is a state or Land of Austria with an area of 7,156 km2, located adjacent to the German border. It is also known as Salzburgerland, to distinguish it from its capital city, also named Salzburg...

. The community has 1,406 inhabitants.

Geography

Fuschl am See covers an area of 21.4 km². The city lies in the mid-northern part of Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 near the German

Germany

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 state of Bavaria

Bavaria

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.

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

External links

Fuschl am See official site