Bad Ischl in Salzkammergut
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Kongress- und Theaterhaus © Peter Haas/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Bad Ischl 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
cadastral community 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).
Besides the Kaiservilla Kongresshaus opened in 1875, the new Kurhaus built by Clemens Holzmeister in 1932, as well as the Lehár Villa , the former residence of Franz Lehár , that he acquired in 1912 and today serves as a museum. The Saint Nicholas parish church was first mentioned in a 1344 deed.
Bad Ischl and Traun River © flickr.com - David McGregor/cc-by-sa-2.0
Bad Ischl is also known for the
Konditorei Zauner pastry shop, former
k.u.k. purveyor established in 1832, and the small
Lehártheater built in 1827.
A
gondola lift runs from the town up to the
Katrin alpine pasture at 1415 m (4643 ft), which offers a panoramic view of the Salzkammergut mountains. The ruins of
Wildenstein Castle, which burnt down in 1715, are nearby.
The
Bad Ischl Cemetery is listed by the
State of Upper Austria as a protected historical site. Amongst those buried there are the composers Franz Lehár,
Rudi Gfaller , and
Oscar Straus .
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