Fuschl am See is an

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n municipality in the district of

Salzburg-Umgebung The Bezirk Salzburg-Umgebung (German, "surrounding area of Salzburg") is an administrative district (''Bezirk'') in the federal state of Salzburg, Austria, and congruent with the Flachgau region (), except for the Statutarstadt of Salzburg, whic ...

, in the state of

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. It is located at the east end of the

Fuschlsee Lake Fuschl () is a lake in the Salzkammergut, Austria, located in the state of Salzburg Salzburg is the List of cities and towns in Austria, fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020 its population was 156,852. The city lies on the Salzach, ...

, between the city of

and

Bad Ischl Bad Ischl (Austrian German ) is a spa town in Austria. It lies in the southern part of Upper Austria, at the river Traun in the centre of the Salzkammergut region. The town consists of the Katastralgemeinden ''Ahorn'', ''Bad Ischl'', ''Haiden ...

. As of 2018, the community has approximately 1,500 inhabitants.

Geography

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

near the

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state of

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History

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 onwards the whole area of Thalgau-Fuschl am See-Abersee was owned by archbishops who were the lords of the area. 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.)

Economy

Red Bull GmbH Red Bull GmbH () is an Austrian multinational private conglomerate company that created the Red Bull range of energy drinks. It is also known for its sponsorship, wide range of sporting events and Works team, teams. The headquarters of Red Bull ...

has its headquarters in Fuschl.

Transport

Highway B158 from

passes through Fuschl.

Notable residents

* Former F1 driver

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, Red Bull co-founder

Notes and references

External links

Official website
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