Fischlham

Fischlham
Municipality
Coat of arms
Fischlham Location within Austria
Coordinates: 48°05′19″N 13°57′04″E
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Wels-Land
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Lindinger (ÖVP)
Area [1]
• Total	15.64 km^2 (6.04 sq mi)
Elevation	353 m (1,158 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	1,328
• Density	85/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4652
Area code	0 72 41
Vehicle registration	WL
Website	www.fischlham.ooe.gv.at

Fischlham is a municipality in the district of Wels-Land in the Austrian state of Upper Austria.

Geography

Fischlham lies in the Hausruckviertel. About 19 percent of the municipality is forest, and 69 percent is farmland.

Personalities

It is notable for being the location of Adolf Hitler's first two years of formal schooling, from 1895 to 1897.

Sons and daughters of the location

• Paula Hitler (1896-1960), the only full sister of Adolf Hitler who survived to adulthood

References

1. "Dauersiedlungsraum der Gemeinden Politischen Bezirke und Bundesländer - Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
2. "Einwohnerzahl 1.1.2018 nach Gemeinden mit Status, Gebietsstand 1.1.2018". Statistics Austria. Retrieved 9 March 2019.