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
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.