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Ischl

Bad Ischl
Ischl from the Katrin.JPG
Coat of arms of Bad Ischl
Coat of arms
Bad Ischl is located in Austria
Bad Ischl
Bad Ischl
Location within Austria
Coordinates: 47°43′13″N 13°38′0″E / 47.72028°N 13.63333°E / 47.72028; 13.63333Coordinates: 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 Hannes Heide (SPÖ)
Area
 • Total 162.8 km2 (62.9 sq mi)
Elevation 468 m (1,535 ft)
Population (14 June 2016)
 • Total 13,901
 • Density 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 4820
Area code 06132
Vehicle registration GM
Website www.bad-ischl.ooe.gv.at

Bad Ischl [baːt ˈɪʃl̩] is a spa town in Austria. It lies in the southern part of Upper Austria, at the Traun River 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.

A settlement area since the Hallstatt culture, Bad Ischl was first mentioned in a 1262 deed as Iselen. In 1419 Archduke Albert V of Austria established the local seat of the Salt Chamber (Salzkammer) at Wildenstein Castle and Ischl was granted the privileges of a market town in 1466 by Emperor Frederick III. A first salt mine was opened in 1563, a salt evaporation pond (Saline) followed in 1571.

When in the early 19th century brine came into use for medical purposes, Ischl soon became a fashionable spa resort with notable guests like Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and Archduke Franz Karl of Austria. The Hotel Post opened in 1828 was the first one in the whole Salzkammergut area. In 1849 Franz Karl's son, Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria chose the town for his summer residence.


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