20 March 2023 | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union | Rubric: General, European Capital of Culture
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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).
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