Bad Ischl

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Bad Ischl
Coat of arms
Bad Ischl Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°43′13″N 13°38′0″E / 47.72028°N 13.63333°E / 47.72028; 13.63333
Country	Austria
State	Upper Austria
District	Gmunden
Government
• Mayor	Ines Schiller (SPÖ)
Area [1]
• Total	162.8 km2 (62.9 sq mi)
Elevation	468 m (1,535 ft)
Population  (2018-01-01)[2]
• Total	14,133
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	4820
Area code	06132
Vehicle registration	GM
Website	www.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 will be one of the European Capitals of Culture – the third city in Austria after Graz (2003) and Linz (2009).