Fischbachau is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...

 in the district of Miesbach

Miesbach (district)

Miesbach is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen, Munich and Rosenheim, and by the Austrian state of Tyrol.-History:...

 in Bavaria

Bavaria

Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...

 in Germany

Germany

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Geography

Fischbachau is located in the valley of the river Leitzach

Leitzach

Leitzach is a river of Bavaria, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Bavaria...

, on a Alluvial fan

Alluvial fan

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 at the east edge of the Leitzachtals and at the foot of Breitenstein

Breitenstein (mountain)

Breitenstein is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany....

 mountain.
The town is located 9 miles away from Miesbach

Miesbach

Miesbach is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and is the capital of the Miesbach district. The district is at an altitude of 697 metres above sea level. It covers an area of approximately 863.50 km² of alpine headlands and in 2004 had a population of 93,942. The town is located 48 km southeast...

, 15 miles from Rosenheim

Rosenheim

Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria at the confluence of the rivers Inn and Mangfall. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it.-Geography:...

, 19 miles from Kufstein

Kufstein

Kufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...

 and 37 miles from Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

, capital city of Bavaria

Bavaria

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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

Scheyern Abbey

Scheyern Abbey, formerly also Scheyern Priory is a house of the Benedictine Order in Scheyern in Bavaria.-First foundation:...

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In 1811 Fischbachau was turned into a formal municipality with a mayor.
During World War II

World War II

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, a subcamp of the Dachau concentration camp was located here.
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.

Notable persons

• Kathi Greinsberger, Volkslieder
  Volkslieder
  Volkslieder is the seventh studio album of Dieter Falk. The album has only appearance of the artist Senna Guemmour of Monrose and Rapsoul.- Track listing :#Heyo, spann den Wagen an#Das Wandern ist des Müllers Lust...
  
   composer
• Josef Brunnhuber (1876–1936), periodist
• Eduard Stemplinger (1870–1964), author
• Fritz Müller-Partenkirchen (1875–1942), author
• Amelie Kober
  Amelie Kober
  Amelie Kober is a German Federal Police officer and Olympic medalist in snowboarding.-Biography:...
  
   (* 1987), snowboarder
• Max Rauffer(* 1972), snowboarder
• Benjamin Lauth (* 1981), football player
• Paul Schneider-Esleben (1915–2005), architect
• Karl Höller
  Karl Höller
  Karl Höller was a German composer of the late Romantic tradition.-Biography:Karl Höller was born in Bamberg, Bavaria. He came from a musical family on both sides: his father Valentin Höller was the Bamberg Cathedral organist for 40 years, and his grandfather and great-grandfather were organists...
  
  (1907–1987), composer

Bands

• Fischbachauer Sängerinnen
• Fischbachauer Tanzlmusi
• Roaner Sängerinnen
• Musikkapelle Fischbachau

Tourism and Sights

Place	Building
Fischbachau	St. Martin abbey Mariä Schutz Church
Birkenstein	Wallfahrts Chapel
Elbach	St. Andreas Church Hl. Blut Church Pfarrhof
Hundham	Leonhard Chapel
Wörnsmühl	Dreifaltigkeit Church