Fischerbach

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Fischerbach

Total population

1,702

Elevation221 m

Land area20.29 km²

WeatherAvg high 61°F

Coordinates48.29°, 8.11°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Fischerbach is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Archibald Reiss

forensic scientist (1875-1929)

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Werner Ziegler

German World War II Major General (1916-2001)

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Anita Schätzle

German wrestler

Ernst Engelberg

German historian of modern age (1909–2010)

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Richard Nutzinger

German writer (1896-1963)

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Andreas Engermann

German author (1919-1995)

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Anton Joos

German politician (1900-1999)

Czesław Piątas

Polish general

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Dirk Dufner

German lawyer

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Emil Gottfried Fischinger

German engineer (1860-1931)

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Friedrich August Schaettgen

German politician and entrepreneur (1846-1911)

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Otto Laible

German painter (1898-1962)

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Johannes Groß

German politician and journalist (1879-1954)

Georg Siegel

German chess player

Heinrich Hansjakob

German author (1837–1916)

Xaver Paul Thoma

German composer and music educator

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

• Schiltach
  10.7 mi away · pop. 3,803
• Triberg
  12.3 mi away
• St. Georgen
  15.1 mi away · pop. 13,086
• Ebersweier
  16.3 mi away · pop. 1,230
• Odelshofen
  21.5 mi away
• Legelshurst
  21.6 mi away
• Buchheim
  21.9 mi away
• Kork
  22.2 mi away
• Kirchzarten
  23.4 mi away
• Umkirch
  23.7 mi away
• Obersasbach
  23.8 mi away
• Schönmünzach
  25 mi away

Browse all places in Baden-Württemberg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

Sand Lizard

Lacerta agilis

Seen 2026-06-08

Black Banded Bee Fly

Hemipenthes morio

Seen 2026-06-08

Didysmachus picipes

Didysmachus picipes

Seen 2026-06-08

Dark Green Fritillary

Argynnis aglaja

Seen 2026-06-08

Orange-spined Drone Fly

Eristalis nemorum

Seen 2026-06-08

Yellow-haired Sun Fly

Myathropa florea

Seen 2026-06-08

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

Seen 2026-06-08

speckled longhorn beetle

Judolia cerambyciformis

Seen 2026-06-08

Small White

Pieris rapae

Seen 2026-06-07

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Fischerbach, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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