Bad Ischl

Bad Ischl
Bad Ischl
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°43′13″N 13°38′0″E / 47.72028°N 13.63333°E / 47.72028; 13.63333
CountryAustria
StateUpper Austria
DistrictGmunden
Government
  MayorInes Schiller (SPÖ)
Area
  Total
162.8 km2 (62.9 sq mi)
Elevation
468 m (1,535 ft)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
14,133
  Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
4820
Area code06132
Vehicle registrationGM
Websitewww.bad-ischl.ooe.gv.at

Bad Ischl (Austrian German [baːt ˈɪʃl̩]) 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, Jainzen, Kaltenbach, Lauffen, Lindau, Pfandl, Perneck, Reiterndorf and Rettenbach. It is connected to the village of Strobl by the river Ischl, which drains from the Wolfgangsee, and to the Traunsee, into which the stream empties. It is home to the Kaiservilla, summer residence of Austro-Hungarian monarchs Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth. In 2024, Bad Ischl was one of the European Capitals of Culture – the third city in Austria after Graz (2003) and Linz (2009).